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a n e x c ee d in g ly h a rd m a tte r to g ive y o u a n y co m m u n ic a t io n 1 m ig h t g e t fro m o u ts id e p o w er. B u t I sh a ll a t te m p t it, b ecau se I a lw a y s d o i t a t th e close o f m y le c tu re . I re q u ire p e rfec t q u ie t, as on e tilin g , a n d ”th e n I n e v e r lik e to h av e a u y b o d y b ac k o f m e ;

T h o se sea ted on th e s tag e co m m en c ed to m ove, but. th e y w ere re q u e s te d to re m a in q u ie t.

M r. B a x te r , c o n tin u in g , sa id : T h ere seem s to b e , a n d th e re is a p t to be, a d ra w in g from m e . O f p o n rse tliese tilin g s h av e to be p u t u p ’- w ith , b u t l w ill do w lia t 1 c a n u n d e r th e c irc u m sta n ce s .

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th ro w s- u p o n 111c a n in flu e n ce , w ith co n s id e ra b le force, a t first, as th o u g h it w o u ld ta k e c o n tro l o f m e, a n d y e t re la x in g , a n d le av in g m e as befo re co m in g to 111c. I sh o u ld ju d g e t l ia t th is w as som e on e w h o passed on q u ite s u d d e n ly , o r a t le a s t th is p e rso n w as on e w h o h ad o n ly about, s ix o r sev en days .of s ick n ess , m y im p re ss io n w as firs t i t w'as so m e on e w ho passed s u d d e n ly a w a y . N o w w e g e t th is from th e sp ir it . T h is p e rso n , I sh o u ld th in k , is a m e d iu m ; 1 ju d g e o f th a t s im p ly b ec au se it seem s now ju s t as i f I sh o u ld now u se m y h a n d s , as i f m a k in g passes ov er som e person , an d I sh o u ld th in k i t is som e on e w h o is g iv en to w o rk in g th ro u g h liis m e d iu m sh ip . T h is is so m e o n e w ho is v e ry a n x io u s to -n ig h t, to m a k e h is p resen ce k n o w n h ere , a n d i t is one" w ho lias re tu rn e d , s in c e h e h as b ee n in sp ir it- life , fro m tim e to tim e : a n d m a n ife s ted a t d iffe ren t p laces th ro u g h d iffe ren t in d iv id u a ls - H e g ives m e th a t in fo rm a tio n a t tb e p re se n t tim e . T h is m a n h as p assed aw ay , n o t fro m h e re , b u t from N ew Y o rk c ity , a n d is a y o u n g m a n ] 'so m e 37 o r :>S re a rs o f age, I sh o u ld ju d g e . T h is is a m a n w h o h as n o t b ee n a lo n g tim e in sp ir it- life , i t maybe tw o o r th re e j'eai's: y e t, n o tw ith s ta n d in g , th is p e rso n passed aw a y fro m N e w 1 o rk c ity , a n d I th in k w as liv in g th e re . Y e t h e w as id e n tif ied m o re o r less w ith you h ere , n o t in a g e n e ra l w ay , b u t I feel i t is som e one w lio is id e n tif ie d w ith y o u p e rsonally '— I d o n 't kn o w w h e th e r w ith th is so c ie ty o r m e m b e rs o f th is soc ie ty . I th in k b o th . I th in k it is s o m e o n e w ho is w e ll k n o w n .

T h is -is a D o c to r "W illiam s.(A voice in tlie a u d ie n c e )— T h is m a n w as a

m e d iu m a n d h ad tlie p o w er o f h ea lin g , a n d w as c o n tro lle d a g rea t d ea l by' sp ir its , a n d ex e rc ise d c la irv o y an c e .

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lose s ig h t o f th e w a ll. I t seem s to m e as i f I w a s lo o k in g b ey o n d , a n d th e re seem s to be a c lo u d — p e rh a p s it m a y be sev en o r e ig h t fee t in d ia m e te r , c irc u la r in sh a p e — an d p re se n te d a g a in s t tliaL baek-

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so m e w h a t se em s to s w as a dcs:th e y s __A m im bai^^H B ^^K ?^*fjTaJ-e e d 's id e by s id e a t th e en d , a n d p i l i j l u p a s th is is ly in g n o w . H e s ta n d s re s tin g liise l.b f w u p o n th is book , a n d seem s to b e lo o k in g forw 'afd , th u s ( in d ic a tin g ) . A s I lo o k n o w a t th is p ic tm -e,"w hich is p re se n te d , I g e t a n in flu e n ce , a n d , 1 ■tliink, co m in g from th e s p ir it . M ind , I do n o t c la im 1 am se e in g sp ir its . I n fac t th e sp ir its th e m se lv es te ll m e d h ese th in g s a re b ro u g h t a b o u t th ro u g h nat.ur-- a l la w ' fo r m e to see . N o w , th e s p ir i t in f lu e n ce I feel com es fro m th e s p ir i t th a t is h e re , a n d I k n o w it Is c o m m u n ic a te d w ith th a t p ic tu re . T h is in flu en ce w h ic h com es u p o n ine now affects my' lu n g s , a n d th e re is a d illlo u lly o f b re a th in g I t seem s as i f m y b re a th w as s lio it -r a n d sh o r te r , a n d y e t th e re seem s to be a p a in , ju s t a l i t t l e p a in , w ith every b rea th -—n o t ail a c u te p a in . Y o u may” ask how I e n d u re it, s im p ly b ecau se i t is m o m e n ta ry ; a n d th e m o m e n t I g e t th e id e a th is in f lu e n c e is ta k e n fro m m e . T h is p e r s o n —p le a se re p e a t tlie n a m e a g a in , - i f i t is th e n a m e . 1 see B e d fo rd S p rin g s . W ill ia m L . H ir s t , I f I p ro n o u n c e th e n a m e r ig h t; th e la s t n a m e is p ro n o u n c e d H irs t , as g iv en to m e . N o w th is fo rm seem s to s ta n d ag a in bes ide th is d esk o r ta b le , a n d it se em s n o w as i f f saw b ac k o f-h iin , a l i t t le to on e s id e , w lia t looks lik e a c a b in e t filled w ith books o f so m e so r t. I do n o t k n o w h a rd ly h o w to in te rp re t i t u n le ss th is is a m a n g iven to s tu d y '. N o w i t seem s to m e as i f th is m(iii s to o d b es id e tlie ta b le again". H is b a n d is e x te n d e d , a n d th e p ic tu re con ies to m e lik e th a t o f a c o u rt-ro o m , as i f he w as s ta n d in g th e re ta lk in g to th is body o f m e n . B u t th e f u rn i tu re a n d a r ra n g e m e n ts h e re a re lik e th a t o f a c o u rt-ro o m .

(A voice in th e a u d ie n c e )— H e w as a n a t to rn e y , w ell k n o w n in th is co m m u n ity '— h u n d re d s a n d th o u sa n d s k n e w h im .

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su c h c irc u m s ta n c e s an d th in g s o cc u rre d . I do not a sk i t fo r m y se lf . 1 do n o t ca re a n y th in g a b o u t a rec o g n itio n , b ec au se 1 h av e g iv en n in e th o u s a n d o f th e se facts, a n d th e y h av e b e e n reco g n ized a n d c o rro b o ra te d in ev e ry p a r tic u la r , ex c e p t h a l f a d o zen , a n d th o se w ere n o t d e n ie d . A t t im e s p e rso n s in tl](j a u d ie n c e do n o t lik e to reco g n ize sp ir its . T h e y d o - in o t w ish to be id e n tif ie d w itn S p ir i tu a lism . ,

T" ATI IKII A M I SOX.H e re a re p re se n te d to m e tw o m e n . O n e is

-qu ite y o u n g . T h e o n e m o st p ro m in e n t is a y o u n g m a n , lfl o r 20 y-ears o f age in a p p e a ra n c e . H e h as

'a v e ry e m a c ia te d look . H e seem s, as I look , to s ta n d th e re , a n d now tu r n s a n instan t, g az in g d o w n w a rd . A n d th e re , ju s t o u t of rea ch o f liis h an d s , seem s Lo he th e sh o u ld e rs , o r in o th e r w ords, th e b u s t o f so m e ag ed p e rso n , se em in g ly 1 eac liin g u p to w ard h im . 1 call ju d g e , from m y p as t ex p e rien c e w ith s u c h a p p e a ran c es , tl ia t th e y b e lo n g I11 som e w ay to each o th e r . T lie o n e above h im m u st have e n te re d sp ir it- l i fe first, a n d th e re w elco m es th is o th e r p e rso n — it is so n a n d fa th e r . T h is soil passed o n to sp ir it- life som e y ea rs ago. I t m a y be J.0 o r 12 o r m o re y ea rs ago. H e passed from o u t a co n su m p tiv e b o d y — tlie ."b o d y a c tu a lly w o rn o u t w ith c o n su m p tio n . T h is p e rso n d id n o t b e lo n g h ere , b u t ca m e fro m tlie city- o f T ro y . H e w as b ro u g h t h e re . T h e fam ily m oved h e re a n d b ro u g h t w ith th e m th is so n . H e w as s ick w ith co n su m p tio n , a n d sh o r tly a f te r p assed o n . T lie n a m e I h av e in m in d h e re is W h ita k e r . I d o n 't k n o w w h e th e r th is is liis n a m e . Y es , see, W elco m e W h ita k e r is th e n a m e g iv e n to m e. I d id n o t kn o w w h e th e r i t w a s th e n a m e , b ec au se I h e a rd tlie w ord “ w e lc o m e ,” a n d th e n a m e o f th e o th e r is W elco m e W h ita k e r , a n d lie fo llo w ed th e so n ov er a y ea r a f te r. H e re com es to m e a th o u g h t: th is m a n , W elco m e W h ita k e r , w h e n h e passed on to sp ir it- life , to o h a d a vision." T h is m a n w a s - ta k e n s ick . T h is is a n o ld m a n , I lh o u ld say 70 o r m o re years o f age. H e w as s ic k w ith p n e u m o n ia som e tw o or th re e m o n th s befo re h e p assed o n . H e w as given,, to se e in g v is io n s— lo o k in g in to s p ir it- l i fe — a n d lie, a t th e tim e o f liis d e a th , sa w co m in g to h im h is son , a n d to ld d iis fr ie n d s o f that, fac t th a t h e co u ld see h im . T h is p e rso n p ro m ised to re tu rn , tlie son p ro m is in g w h e n he passed to sp ir it- life . T h e y p ro m ise to r e tu r n an il m a n ife s t. T h e y h av e re tu rn e d to -n ig h t, in te re s te d here: inv ited , to p re se n t th e m se lv es a n d h av e so done.

Q . D o es a n y on e reco g n ize a n y su c h p e rso n o r p erso n s as. th o se n am ed ”

A voice : I k n e w th e m w h e n th e y liv ed in th e cit-y o f T ro y , b o th fa th e r a n d so n .

- on as. n. wn.ni;i..M.H ere a re tw o th a t com e to g e th e r ag a in . W e ll,

one r a th e r s ta n d s back , as i f n o t p a rticu la rly - d e s irous o f b e in g d esc rib ed , b u t I g e t th is fro m A tt i ca—J u d d P a rd e e . T h e p erso n w ith h im is a y o u n g m a n , p e rh a p s So o r Sli y ea rs o f age, a n d h e to o lias b een in s p ir i t life q u ite a n u m b e r o f y ea rs . T h e in flu en ce fro m th is p e rso n sh o u ld in d ic a te th a t o f one" w h o w as very feeb le in life , exceedingly- so. 1 c a n n o t s to p to t.ell you how I ju d g e o f t l ia t th in g ,— bu tpsuch is tlie fac t. 1 ju d g e fro-'■ '(lie w ay th is in -

u ie th a t on e veryC h a rle s P . W illia m s . N o , I do* d s lik e th a t . P le a se re p e a t i t *“ : ..... ■■ni i t to m e, ( t h is w as

w ill be m o re su re . C h a rle s P . W ilh e lm , i f I p ro n o u n ce th e nam e. - r ig h t. . O h ! d o n 't th e y k n o w M rs. D o c to r A lc in d a W ilh e lm ’s h u sb a n d :J

A voice fro m th e a u d ie n c e : Y es .A (OM PI.I CAT Mil r. U T 1X T K1: K S T1 X (. TEST.

ie, h o w ev er— R e lig io n — b a d its fo u n d a tio ii^ k tea c lie r to te ac h from books a lo n e , b u t fro m n a tu rea n d o b se rv a tio n . Ig n o ra n c e m u s t be s u p p la n te d by e d u c a tio n . I n tills R e p u b lic w e m a k e o u r o w n law s, a n d o f co u rse th e la w s iv ill be w ise o r u n w ise , ac co rd in g to th e in te llig e n c e o f th e p eo p le .

T h e ce n su s o f 1S70 sh o w s th a t th e re a re in th e U n ite d ^ ta te s , five m illio n , s ix h u n d re d a n d fifty- e ig h t th o u sa n d , a n d o n e h u n d re d a n d f o u r ty - f iu r p e rso n s , te n y ea rs o ld a n d u p w a rd s , w lio c a n n o t re a d o r . w r i te ; b u t th e re -a re im ilTons m o re w h o re a d a n d w rite , a n d y e t a re ig n o ra n t. L o o k in to th e fac to ries a n d see th o u sa n d s o f c h ild re n e m p lo y ed therfl, w ho a re d o o m e d to ig n o ran c e . S o m eo n e su g g ests h a v e w e n o t . e s ta b l ish e d e v e n in g schoo ls fo r th is very class ? Y e s ; a n d I am g la d for so -m u ch . B u t o u r S ta te h as law s, i f th e y m e a n a n y th in g , th e y a re "applicable to th is , in so fa r as w e n ee d n d t do away- w ith th e m , le t u s ca rry o u t su ch law s.

H e re fe rre d to th e ca p ita l, as i su g g e sted e q u ita b le d is tr ib u tio n

c o n te s t b e tw e e n la b o r a n d as a n o th e r re m e d y a m ore o f p ro p e rty , c o n tin u in g , be

sa id , ‘"H ow sh a ll th is n e w sh a re b e c re a te d , how sh a ll ca p ita l a n d la b o r com e in co n tac t, n o t in w ar, b u t in peace . I am n o t so su re b u t t l ia t th e in d iv id u a ls a re r ig h t w lio c o n te n d th a t g o v e rn m e n t sh o u ld n e v e r a llo w a m a n to ex c ee d in w e a lth , a c e r ta in su m ; th a t m o re th a n tliiis , h e sh a ll b e re q u ired to g iv e to p u b lic in te re s ts , (a p p la u se ) .

T h e e v ils th a t afflict society- a re g rea t ly in c re a se d , i f n o t cau sed by u n ju s t le g is la tio n . I t has p ro s tra ted o u r co m m erce , p a ra ly ze d o u r d o m e stic tra d e , a n d in d u s try is b u rd e n e d by i t . I t c lo th es g a m b le rs in p u rp le a n d fine lin e ii, w h ile th e lab o re rid s in rag s . I t k eep s even to -d ay , th o u sa n d s o f com fortab le- d w e llin g s v a c a n t, w h ile th o se w h o b u ild th e m a re c ro w d ed to g e th e r In d isc o m fo rt. W lia t r ig h t h as on e m a n to o w n a l l th e h o u se s w h ile th o se w h o b u ild th e m a re w ith o u t s h e l te r ? W h o gave p e rm iss o n to w e a lth to b u y u p al". th e la n d ? W e sh o u ld do a w a y w ith c o rru p tio n in th e p u b lic s e r v ice . L e t d ish o n e s ty in p u b lic o lf ic e b e p un ishab le* w ith p e rp e tu a l d ise n fra n c h ise m e n t, (a p p la u s e ) .

I f R e p u b lic a n a u d D e m o c ra tic C o n g ressm en ca n n o t fra m e ju s t law s, le t th e p ro p le u n i te .an d e lec t th o se w h o ca n . L e t ju s t ic e a u d r ig h t ru le .

R e fe r r in g to le g a lize d m o n o p o ly h e sa id : “ M o n o po ly is a n e x tre m e ly d a n g e ro u s in d i v id u a l bec a u se h e h a d n o so u l. S ee h im in o u r C ongress , in th e S ta te L e g is la tu re , r u n n in g th e c i ty c o rp o ra tio n , th e ra ilro a d i c o rp o ra tio n , th e m a n u fa c tu r in g co rp o r a t io n , th e b a n k in g a n d in s u ra n c e in s t i tu t io n s , in fac t, c o n tro l l in g e v e ry th in g . Is* i t n o t t im e th is g ia n t received!' afl fk ta l s lu u g - s h o t f ro m th e p e o p le , w h o a re th e v ic tim s o f h i s n e fa r io u s va r ts ? I t w as a g o o d th in g w h e n w e a t ta c k e d th e c r e d i t m o b il ie r ; in th e s a m e w a y le t u s a t ta c k a l l th e ld ^ i f e e d m o n o p o lie s . " Y o u r f re e in s t i tu t io n s a re - dan g er,

M r. B a x te r , r e su m in g : H e re , too , is a g ir l w h o is sh o w n to m e q « ite d istinctly -. 1 sh o u ld say- sh e w as a b o u t I f o r 15 y ea rs o f age. S h e is “b ro u g h t h e re to -n ig h t v e ry a n x io u s to rea ch c e r ta in p a rtie s , b u t a t th e sam e tim e r e lu c ta n t to n a m e th o se , p a r tie s . I f th e p a r tie s a re h e re th e y w ill reco g n ize h e r a n d ta k e th is-m essage.to th e m . I t is a m essage to th e e f fec t th a t sh e in sp ir i t ap p e a rs h e re , a n d d es ire s n o tic e on th e p a r t-o f h e r f r ie n d s . T h is is J e n n ie E . B oU oin ltiy . B u t as lo o k n o w I seem to b e lo o k in g in to a ro o m . I se em to lo o k th ro u g h doors w h ich se e m to o p en to a se co n d ro o m , a n d th e re I c a n see a fo rm w h ich lies- u p o n a co u ch o r b ed , p a r t ia l ly ra ise d -b y f r ie n d s w h o s ta n d th e re , a n d sh e seem s to b e p o in tin g . 1 th in k slie is th e sa m e p erso n , sh e is .re a c h in g u p , p o in tin g , p o in tin g , a n d sh e tu rn s h e r l ie a d ‘ “ P le a se say* t l ia t w h en I p assed aw a y , I to ld to m y fa th e r a n d m y m o th e r , Jo se p h a n d M ary B o tto m le y , th a t I saw J e s u s . M y cry w as , J e s u s , J e s u s . T h e la s t w o rd s I u t te re d w ere th o se . T h e y w ere p le ase d to th in k I d ie d a C h r is t ia n . A ll w e ll, a l l w e ll . S ay to m o th e r a n d fa th e r, i t w as n o t J e su s , i t w as u n c le th a t I m is to o k fo r H im — u n c le , w ho h a d .com e for m e , com e to rec e iv e m e ,"an d w e a re h e re n o w to -n ig h t.” A ttic a te lls mte, too , th a t th e se p e rso n s, th e p eop le m e n tio n e d , w ere M eth o d is t peop le ; th a t th e y k u e w n o th in g a b o u t S p ir i tu a lism , ex c e p t w h a t th e y rea$j; a n d so fa r as sh e k n o w s, lia d n o b e l ie f in i t a t a ll, a n d d id n o t c o u n te n a n c e i t . A ttic a a lso te l ls m e n o w th is c h ild is a n x io u s w a n tin g to se n d a c o m m u n ic a tio n , b u t s h e m u s t say no , th a t th e y a re p ro h ib ite d fro m th is p la tfo rm .

M r. B a x te r h e re re b u k e d sev era l of th e a u d ito rs by sa y in g , I w ish I co u ld co n v in ce y o u a n d o th e rs th is is-a re a lity - to m e : I t a n n o y s m e e x c esd in g lyto h av e a n y o n e m a k e l ig h t o f th is su b je c t, as I h av e se en tw o o r th re e , n o t very- f a r from m e, in th e a u d ie n c e d o ing , b ec au se it b rea k s m y in flu en ce . W ith a g re a t m a n y i t is b ecau se th e y c a n n o t re a lize th is tilin g . T o m e it is a g re a t t r u th . T h e se are" n o t m y w ords I am u t te r in g w h e n I say w lia t th e se sp ir its say . T lie se a re tb e w o id s g iv e n fro m th e c h ild to so m eb o d y , I ju d g e to th e p a re n ts , a n d o f co u rse I ta k e th o se w o rd s j u s t as th e y a re g iv en , and" g ive th e m to y o u , a n d m a n y tim e s th ey seem s im p le . B u t le t u s rece iv e th e m as th e y a re g iv en . T re a t th e m a t te r w ith co u rte sy w h e th e r w e b e lie v e o r d isb e lie v e . . I do n o t .know u n d e r th e se c irc u m s ta n c e s w h e th e r to c a ll fo r a re c o g n itio n o f th o se p e rso n s o r n o t . B u t i t se em s ju s t a s i f th is c h ild w e re a t t r a c te d h e re to c e r ta in p e rso n s in th is h o u se to -n ig h t. T h a t is m y . fe e lin g , a n d I ju d g e fro m , th a t . I w ill , a s k -if a n y o n e reco g n izes any" su c h p e rso n as J e n n ie B p tto m le y .

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co m e to m e a t th e c lo se o f th e m e e tin g , a n d t e l l m e th e y rec o g n ize su c h a n d s u c h a s p ir i t , a n d th a t

M r. B a x te i : T h e re is a m a n t l ia t con ies to y-ou, ;Mr. S p ea r, (w h o w as o n tlie s ta g e .) I t seem s to m e lik e a n o ld m a n . I do n o t see h im , b u t I feel the" in flu en ce , a n d I sh o u ld th in k it w as. I d o n ’t k n o w b u t tb e s p ir i t m a y be m ix in g n am es. T lia t o f M ap lew o o d is g iv e n m e , b u t th a t Is my- o w n h o m e , a n d th a t . c a n n o t b e . M ap lew o o d is ch a n g ed to

'B a rn s ta b le . I t is so m e o n e W h o lias b ee n id e n t ified w ith y o u in y-ears p a s t. I do n o t t l i in k so m u c h . I do n o t k n o w w h e th e r in .S p iritu a lism . I th in k in U n iv e fsa lism . I sh o u ld th in k y-ou a n d h e w e re - 'to g e th e r in s t ru m e n ta l in b r in g in g a b o u t som e soc ie ty , o r a t le a s t th e n u c le u s o f so m e so c ie ty in so m e way-, a n d I ju d g e a U n iv e rs a lis t so ciety-. I c a n n o t te ll y-ou, in a sm u c h as tw o n a m e s a re g iv en , o n e in M ap lew ood , w h e re I a m liv ing , a n d o n e in M a ld en . T h is is E li H i nekley-.

M r. J a m e s S p e a r : M rs. S p e a r 's fa th e r , o f B a rn s ta b le , d ie d a t M ap lew ood .

M r. B a x te r : I w o u ld lik e to say I h a v e liv e d a t M ap lew ood . I m oved th e re from W in c h e s te r , b u t I h av e h a rd ly e v e r b ee n th e re , as I h av e b een a b s e n t from borne so m u c h , a n d 1 k n o w o f n o fa m i

l i e s o f t l ia t n a m e , so th a t i t is th o ro u g h ly n ew to m e . T h a t is why- I w as co n fu sed a t f irs t. D o y o u k n o w w h a t th is m a n h a s re fe re n c e to in re g a rd to a c h u rc h ?”

M r. S p e a r : H e h e lp e d m e to fo rm a u n iv e rsa lis t society- in B a rn s ta b le many- y ea rs ago, a n d h e w as th e fa th e r o f M rs. S p ear. H e d ie d in M ap lew o o d a t th e h o u se o f liis son .

M r. B a x te r : I .s e e M arch 5 th , 1S02. B u t n o w is p re se n te d to me- w lia t looks lik e a lo n g room , in w h ich a re a la rg e n u m b e r o f co t b ed s . I see no fo rm s a t a l l th e re , b u t I see s im p ly th is ro o m . N o w is p re se n te d to rue th e fo rm o f a la d y ; s t i l l m y p ic tu r e fad e s fro m m e , b ec au se i t is n o t h e ld so 1 can d escrib e i t to y o u . I h av e th e n a m e in m y m in d — T em p le— if i t is th e n a m e ,— E liz a b e th T e m p le . T h is is so m e p e rso n , I th in k , w h o w as in te re s te d in th e so ld ie rs in. so m e, w ay d a r in g th e w a r ; b u t i f so, i t m u s t h a v e b e e n 'v e ry e a r ly d u r in g th e w ar, i f th e d a te g iv e n , M arch 5 th , 1SG2, w as th e tim e o f th e e x i t o f th e s p i r i t ; I in fe rre d i t so, b u t I maybe m is ta k e n . W e ll, G e o rg e to w n H o sp ita l is p re se n te d to m e — th a t is, com es in to m y m in d . D o es a n y on e k n o w w h o th is p e rso n m a y be ?

I t l i in k very n e a r ly -in e v e ry -in s ta n c e befo re in o u r a u d ie n c e s w e h a v e b e e n th o ro u g h ly co rro b o ra te d , b u t to -n ig h t yve se e m to rec e iv e v e ry few re sponses. S t i l l if w e do n o t reco g n ize , yve c a n n o t re sp o n d ; b u t in tw o o f th e in s ta n c e s I fee l m o s t su re a n d q u ite p o s itiv e th a t p a r tie s a re h e re th a t co u ld re sp o n d .

A y-oice in th e a u d ie n c e : M r. W ilh e lm w as in b u s in e ss o n R a c e s tre e t ab o v e N in th . H e w e n t to G e rm a n y a n d d ie d . T h is re sp o n se w as in re fe ren c e to a p re v io u s te s t. ”

, ■ INVOCATION.Almighty and infinite influence of love,Stealing so gentlv on us.from above;Felt in the spirit, and felt in the form—Felt throughout nature by every god-sign—Told in the love betwixt mother and child.That love so still, steuling so gently, so mild;Yet love universal, omnipotent, great,Which casts out all fears of envy, of hate,Whence art thou ? From whence dost thou How V From God, the life-giver, and he dotli bostow,’Alike upon all, both the foe and the friend,And our dnty is not done until we extend That love still further, which to us is given,In guiding all souls to the pleasures of heaven.No’- ,oh, our Father, wilt thou give unto tliese,Thy, children in search of the truth,The keys to unlock this mystery, as it seems to-day, And jo Thee be all love forever. Amen.

M rl S p e a r : I d e s ire th e a u d ie n c e to re m e m b e r th is , th a t th e f irs t.'w o rd M r. B a x te r gave w as M a- p lew o o d ; th e n .^ se co n d ly , th a t th e p e rso n h e saw

g rasp ab s® q 5te<^.w a h m e in fo rm in g a “ T h is p r i * th e n h e .g iv e s a n o th e r

sp ir it, lik e a i l t h a t t im e I b a d n o A n e x a c L iy i^ - ^ T:.. WAS . T h in k in g o fU n iv e rse -4 5 c ? o u ts ta n ce s , b u t , to t r y t l th is w a y y o u yvill p e ry n lS P ren a ark ab le ' fee t s p ir i t m e a n s o n e t7 ^ # ta b le , j l a s s . , b ia s as to a n y th in g th tb f ijift jto n in w ith its a r r iv a l a t c le a r T h is, is th e essence o f t r u i b y re q u e s t,

Siiy-lh.3 a d v a n ce s t ty js i i i^ d in ] a n ef-

f f l h t b i t n t r f l a t t e r ,^ . •

T h e fo llo w in g c o m m u n ic a tio n is fro m a g e n t le m a n w h o lias a t ta in e d th e v e n e ra b le age of, fo u rscore a n d sev en y ea rs , p re se rv in g a ll liis fac u ltie s , e x c e p tin g th a t o f sigh t :

M u. E ditor— Alloyv m e to b r in g th e b e in g c a lle d m a n befo re y o u r rea d e rs , physically-, m e n ta l ly a n d sp iritually -.

W h a t a re th e e le m e n ts o f w h ich p h y sic a l m a n is com posed ?

M a ile r a n d s p ir i t .W lia t is m a tte r?A su b s ta n c e p o n d e ra b le a n d n a tu ra l ly in a c tiv e ,

w h ich ca n n e i th e r a t t r a c t n o r rep u lse a n y th in g o f itself, b e in g m o tio n less .

W h a t i s - s p i r i t?A su b s ta u e e im p o n d e ra b le , ac tive , hav ing , tlie

p o w er o f m o tio n o f itse lf , jio ssessing th e a t t r a c tiv e a n d re p u ls iv e force.

I s tlie m in d fu n c tio n in h e re n t in m a lte r ?I t is n o t.Is i t in h e re n t in s p ir i t? I t is; fo r w ith o u t

s p ir it th e re is no m in d .W h a t is m in d ?A p ass iv e fu n c tio n in h e re n t in s p ir i t su b s ta n c e ;

it is n o t a th in g — a sn b s ta n c e .H o w many- e x te rn a l " facu ltie s h a s m a n ?F iv e ; th e y a re c a lle d h e a r in g , se e in g , ta s tin g ,

fee lin g a n d sm e llin g . T h e se co n s titu te - th e m a te r ia l m a n , a n d a re ca lle d sen ses o r se n ta t iv e life o r so u l ( in G re e k P sy ch e t r a n s la te d life:—s o u l) , a ll m a te r ia l, tlie e a r th ly m a n .

.D o tliese five life fa c u ltie s h av e tl ie ir c o u n te r p a r ts ?

T h e y do . They- a re ca lle d life , h e a t, lig h t, m in d a n d m em ory-. T h e se live fu n c tio n s in h e r e n t in s p ir i t su b s ta n c e g ive s e n sa tio n a n d a c tio n to tlie o u tw a rd m a te r ia l m a n . ^

H e w cam e m a n to be ? ^By- a n a tu ra l e v o lu tio n o f m a tte r a n d j s p ir it

from th e e a r th m o th e r .■ H o w ? .By- a n o r ig in a l life -g erm o f sp ir i t su b s ta n c e

ca lle d a - m o n a d . T h e se m a n y m o n a d s a ttra c t p a r tic le s o f m a tte r to th e m . T h e y a re ca lle d m o le c u la r ce lls o r p ro to p la s tic g e rm s o f life . T h e n th e tis su e s go o n w a rd u n t i l "the o u te r m a n is fo rm ed , w ith h is five o u te r fa c u ltie s a n d live in n e r sp ir it fu n c tio n s , w h ic h r e a r th e fu tu re s p ir it m a n , a n o rg an iz ed e n t ity , o n w a rd . T h e five fu n c tio n s in h e re n t in s p ir i t su b s .a n c e e x is t in a p assiv e s ta te , b u t w h e n in a n o rg a n iz e d fo rm de- v e lope tl ie ir n a tu r e , in p h e n o m e n a l m a n ife s ta tio n s , u n t i l a g a in w ith d ra w n in th e a c t ca lle d d e a th .- T h e se five so u l fa c u ltie s a n d five s p ir it fu n c tio n s a re e n th ro n e d in th e h u m a n bo d y as m in u te se n tin e ls , d e p e n d e n t o u m a te r ia l c o n d itio n s , m o re o r less.

A ll th e p h e n o m e n a o f life a re only- k n o w n on th e p la n e o f m a te r ia l sc ien ce , c a lle d th e w o rld o f effects, as cau ses u n k n o w n a n d h id d e n . M an in a ll ages lias- m a d e efforts to reach th e U n k n o w n , hut. h a s a lw a y s fa iled ; h is im p a r i ty too m u c h p a r to o k o f h is b a c k -b ra in m a te r ia l; h is m in d force c o u ld o n ly so a r as liis b ra in b ec am e sp ir itu a liz e d :

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s:iys “ F ro m th a t b o u rn n o tra v e lle r re tu rn s ,” a n d a ll C h ris te n d o m en d o rses it. O u ts id e o f M o d ern ^Spiritualism , th e re is no proof, o r a n y th in g th a t w o u ld be rece ived as ev id en ce , th a t m a n h a s a fu tu re life a f te r d y in g in . th is . O f cou rse , in th e m y s te rie s o f h u m a n ex is te n c e , th e re a re m a n y th in g s th a t m a k e it m o re o r less p ro b a b le , o r th a t se rv e as c o lla te ra l ev id en ce , o f tlie re a lity o f th e m a n ife s ta tio n s o f m o d e rn s p ir i tu a lis m , "but—tliaL a m o u n ts Lo n o th in g w ith o u t th e l a t t e r : b a t those" m a n ife s ta tio n s m a k e su c h a c o n n e c tio n w ith le g e n dary- a n d su p e rs t i t io u s lo re , aiid~ ev e n w ith th e B ib le , t lia t th e y t h ro w a lu s tre o f t r u th o v er th e m , so th a t, in its b ro ad sense , IH o d e m S p ir i tu a lism is n o n ew in s t i tu t io n . B u t in 1S4S, th e y e a r w e d a te it from , tlie sp ir i t w o rld m a d e a n in te l l ig e n t co n n e c tio n .with tin's, w h ich , in its s u b se q u e n t d iv e rs ity is, not o n ly th e g re a t fact, o f th e c e n tu ry , b u t m a k es in te llig e n t, a n d se n s ib le , m u c h o f th e fa b u lous a n d supers! it.ious tra d itio n s o f th e c e n tu r ie s th a t h av e passed .

T h a t l a w n u t o v e rs ta tin g th e g re a t im p o rta n c e o f th is “ d aw n in g -L ig h t,” le t m e q u o te from tlie e d ito r o f th e S c - i e n t - f f i e r l o a i . H e is a n opposer o f sp ir i tu a lis t ic c la im s, k n o w s th e re is no t r u th ; in th e ixm ; b u t see how h ig h h e se ts it, i f i t c o u ld be tru e : -

“ IVe can find no w ords to .a d e q u a te ly ex p re ss o u r sen se o f th e m a g n itu d e o f its im p o rta n c e to sc ience, it i l be tru e . S u c h w o rd s as p r o fo u n d , v a s t, s tu - jH'ndou.% w o u ld n eed to be s lrcn y tU c n cd a th o u sa n d fo ld to be f i t t e d f o r su c h a, use. I f tru e , it. w ill becom e the one r/rund even t o f th e w o r ld 's h is to ry : i t w ill g ive a n im p e r ish a b le lu s tre to th e l i t th c e n tu ry . I ts d isco v ere r w ill h av e no r iv a l in ren o w n , a n d lii3 n am e w ill be w r i t te n h ig h above a n y o th e r ,” &c.

N o w th e e d ito r w lio w ro te th e fo rego ing e x tra c t b e liev ed it to be a d e lu s io n : I k n o w i t to be a tru th , a n d th e g re a t o u ts ta n d in g t r u th o f th e age, a n d lie en d o rse s tlie s ta te m e n t 1 m a d e in com m en c in g .

I am g lad th e n , w h e n a m a n com es in to do bat^ S tin fo r th is t r u th , e sp ec ia lly o n e w h o sees th e im p o rta n c e o f a n d h as tlie e x p e r ie n c e in th e p h y sic a l m a n ife s ta tio n s , so sorely- tr ie d a t th e p re s e n t tim e,, in th e h o u se of, w lia t o u g h t to b e , its f r ie n d s . F o r w h ile w ish in g th e su b je c t p u rg e d fro m fra u d s , ive w ish to be h o sp ita b le to a l l tlie p h e n o m e n a , h a d ra th e r e n te r ta in a d o zen e rro rs , th a n lose th e a t te n tio n o f on e th a t it, is t r u e ; o r s n u b a s p ir i t m a n ifesta tio n , su p p o sin g it an a t te m p t to c h e a t . W e do n o t y e l k n o w enoug li o f in f lu e n c e a n d co n tro l to p u t on a irs . T b e p h y sic a l m e d ia a l l n e e d som e s u s ta in in g h a n d , a n d 1 am g la d th a t “ M in d a n d M a t te r ” .is b o rn , a n d I w ish i t success, a n d I have 110 dou b t b u t t l ia t i t w ill c o m m a n d it, a n d b e w ith th e o ld B a n n e r , tlie m e d iu m ’s f r ie n d . .

B o s t o n N o t e s .B y our S p e c ia l C o r r e s p o n d e n t .

M r. W . J . C o lv ille ,th e re m a rk a b le y o u n g co rris - y p o n d e n t, In sp ira tio n a l G ra to r a n d P o e t, w h o la te ly ^ /

1 ■ ’ ' r.ivm'Va rriv e d h e re from last. S u n d a y a f te rn o o n , co m p le ted h is co u rse o 1' le c’t.ures, fo r N o v e m b e r , u n d e r th e au sp ic ies o f th e j ’a rk e r M em o ria l H a ll£nm0<iVnc\(in ‘Uie ’f ta l l to its 'u tm o s t c a p a c ity f

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the guides, .was_ -‘J L‘.‘C- 1 !I‘_*. . I iiici -,‘i'KI

cue s p ir i tn a U n e a r a t b a n d .Secondly-. T lie m e n ta l a n d sp ir i tu a l m a n lias

n o w a rr iv e d , n e a r th e close o f h is w-ork o n tlie p la n e o f m a te r ia l sc ience; lie is a p p ro a c h in g th e p la n e o f s p ir itu a l sc ien ce , ca lle d th e w o rld o f ca u sa tio n , w h e re h e ca n s tu d y cau se a n d ellect. P h e w liys a n d tlie w h ere fo res w ill be n o m o re u n k n o w a b le ; a lin e o f d e m a rc a tio n b e tw e e n m a te r ia l a n d s p ir itu a l sc ien ce w-ill b e draw 'ii by m a n y o f tlie h u m a n race . T h e m e n ta l a n d s p ir itu a l b ra in is a n d w-ill be so p ro g ressed th a t th e law s o f causes W ill be so w e ll co m p re h e n d e d th a t m a n w ill see a n d re a lize th e id e a l fro m th e rea l, o r m a te r ia l from th e s p ir itu a l, so th a t m in d a n d m a tte r w ill be no m ore a m y s te ry ; effects b e n o m o re ta k e n fo r cau ses n o r causes fo r effects. T h e n m a n w ill be red e em e d fro m tb e gross im p u r it ie s o f earthly- a p p e tite s a n d h a b its , th a t h a v e im p e d e d h is pathw -ay to th e a t ta in m e n t o f t r u th a n d h u m a n h ap p in ess .

T h ird ly . M an , as h itm a n , is ca lle d th e o rg an iz ed spii it entity-. W e n o w com e to th e . p o in t w h ere th e m o n a d o r o r ig in a l p r im a te s o f s p ir i t su b s ta n c e leave th e ir m o le c u la r ce lls e f p ro to p la s tic tissu es, w h ich leave tbfe b ra in a u d m u sc u la r sy s tem w ith o u t a n im a l life o r m o tio n , ca lle d a d ea d body . T h e m a te r ia l so u l fo rce h as d o n e its w-ork; th e m o n a d s , now- fre ed fro m th e ir m o le c u la r ce lls a n d p ro to p la s tic tis su es , p ro g ress w-ith th e i r f irs t fu n c tio n s , life, h ea t, m in d a n d m em ory-, a n d o rg an iz e th e m se lv e s , a sp ir it e n t i ty . N o w th e life , th e h e a t, th e lig h t, th e m in d a n d th e m e m o ry o f th e m a te r ia l m a n „ re ta in s a l l th e p a s t in h is life , th e re b e in g n o th in g lo st ex c e p t tlie m a te r ia l so u l— life .

T h is o rg an iz ed e n t i ty is n o w a sp ir it , a n d n o t a sou l; i t is m a te r ia l w ith a l l its m o rta l fa c u ltie s o f h e a r in g , se e in g , ta s tin g , fe e lin g a n d .sm e llin g . S p ir i tu a l sc ien ce can c o m p re h e n d t l ia t o f th e m a te r ia l b u t th e m a te r ia l c a n n o t c o m p re h e n d th a t of th e s p ir i tu a l . M a tte r is m a tte r , s p ir i t is sp ir it; m in d is n o t o f-th e m a te r ia l b u t o f tb e sp ir it .

Elijah Woodworth.L e s l i e , M icb ., N o v e m b e r 21, 1S7S.

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E v e ry d iscovery th a t h a s b e e n m a d e , a n d ev e ry e v e n t th a t h a s h a p p e n e d in th e w o r ld ’s h is to ry , p a le s by th e s id e o f m o d e rn s p ir i tu a l is m , th e d isc o v ery t l ia t m a n su rv iv es th e d isso la tio n o f h is bod y , a n d is a b le to a n n o u n c e th e fac t fro m th e s p ir i t w o rld , th a t se em s to e n v iro n a n d p e rm e a te th is , j a m n o t o v e r- lo o k in g th e effect o n th e w o rld o f th e C h r is t ia n e ra a n d sy sto m , o r th a t P ro te s ta n t R e fo rm a tio n , th e d iscovery o f th e W e s te rn c o n tin e n t o r th e c o p e rn ic a n sy s te m o f th e m a n y o th e r g re a t ev e n ts in h u m a n h is to ry , w h e n I se t m o d e rn s p ir i tu a lis m so h ig h . W h a t do th e y a ll a m o u n t to , to a h u m a n ity th a t la s ts th re e sco re y e a rs a n d te n .

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I t seem s to m e th a t i f th e g re a t fac t o f fu tu re life in u n s e tt le d o r d o u b tfu l, ev e ry g lo r io u s ac h ie v e m e n t in m e n ta l i ty , o r d o m a in , o r sy s tem , a d d e d to th e a re a o f m o r ta l m a n ’s posession , e n la rg e s tb e p o w ers a n d b o u n d a r ie s o f h u m a n se lfih n ess , m a k in g th e a c c u m u la tio n o f se n su o u s a d v a n ta g e s a n d com fo rts th e c h ie f e n d a n d a im 'c f f life , e x c e p t th a t m a n ife s ta tio n s o f h u m a n g rea tn ess , t ra n sc e n d p o w ers ; s tre a k s o f g e n iu s , g ive a n im p ro b a b ility to tb e n o n -p e rp e tu a tin o f th e m a n , an d -w o u ld s tre n g th e n th e s id e o f c o n tin u e d e x is te n c e as c u m u la tiv e te s tim o n y o r e n fo rc e m e n t to jth e fac t, w h e n p re se n te d w ith to le ra b le e v id e n c e ;

B u t i t w o u ld seem a s th e m a t te r s ta n d s , a s th o u g h th e se m a n ife s ta tio n s o f g r e a t h u m a n ca p a b ilitie s , in s te a d o f h e lp in g fa ith , h a d b ro u g h t a b o u t th e ec lip se o f fa ith , a n d th a t th e w o rld , in i ts c u l tu re ^ c o n d itio n , a c c u m u la te s w isd o m , a n d w o n d e rfu l sc ien tific a c q u is i tio n b a d ro b b e d th e w o rld o f w h a t fa ith fa th e rs , h a d in th e i r s im p lic ts ity , a n d -w a s d o t g ro a n in g "under i t s k n o w le d g e a n d i t s u n b e lie f - P ’ '

O P c o u rse th e . C h r is t ia n , w il l "deny th is s ta te o f th in g s , a n d s a y a fu tu re life , a f t e r th is is a p a r t o f th e C h r is t ia n s y s te m and" a , f e e t a s t r u e as h o ly .■w r i t ; a n d .s o i t i s , b u t t h a t is n o t t r u e e n o u g h to b u ild -u p o n ; fo r th e fa i th fu l d y in g B a p tis t m in is te r sa id ] i n h is d is tre ss , “ b u t th e d ^ ^ t , th e d o u b t .” Im a k e th e se r e m a rk s in f u l l vlM F o f b ib lic a l a n d C h r is t ia n c la im s , a n d sa y th a t ’th e w o r ld is in fitto f o n . th is p o in t , a n d n o th in g s h o r t o f - —*- tr a v e i le r f ro m - th e d e a d , a . r e p o r t to w o u ld " b e ev id en c e to h u m an lty -.to -day .

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N e x t m o n th , D ec em b e r, M rs. C o ra R ic h a rd so n , w ill occupy- th e p la tfo rm in P a r k e r M em oria l H a ll , o n Sunday- a f te rn o o n , w h ile M r. C o lv ille w ill d e liv e r m o rn in g le e tu o e s in In v e s tig a to r H a ll , P a in e M e m o ria l B u ild in g , u n d e r liis o w n au sp ices .

In F ebruary-, M r. C o lv ille w ill ag a in o cc u p y ro s tru m in P a rk e r M em o ria l H a ll .

M r C o lv ille lias ac h ie v ed g re a t success h e re d u r in g tlie p a s t m o n th , a n d is d e s tin e d to do" a v as t a m o u n t o f good w h e re v e r h e goes. T h e gu ides, th ro u g h h im do n o t s tr iv e to p u ll d o w n ev e ry th in g th a t is opposed (to in te l le c tu a l p rog ress, b u t r a th e r to u n c o v e r th e good a n d tru e , th a t h as so lo n g b ee n covered u p by- c reed s a n d c u s to m s ..

M r. C o lv ille g ives in A b b o ttfo rd " H a ll, C h a rle s to n on Sunday- e v e n in g 's an ti d e liv e rs d isco u rses , an d - poem s, a n d d iise rib es c h a ra c te r a n d m e d iu m sh ip , in p r iv a te a t soc ia l rec ep tio n s ev e ry ev e n in g , w h e n n o t en g ag ed p u b lic ly . H e is t ire d |a u d u n e a sy w h en n o t en g ag ed e i th e r p u b lic ly o r p r iv a te ly .

T lie H o lm e ess s t i l l c o n tin u e h e re , d o in g a s u b s ta n tia l w o r k ’in a q u ie t u u d o s te n ta t io u s w ay . O w in g to la te ev e n ts w h ereb y m u c h b a d fe e lin g w as e n g e n d e red , as to th e m e rits o r d e m e r its o f c e r ta in m e d iu m s , a n d th e g e n u in e n a ss o f th e ir m a n ifes ta tio n s , th e l lo l im e s e s had m u c h to o v erco m e before con fidence o r in te re s t c o u ld b e re e s ta b l is h e d i i f t h e m a te r ia l o rg a n iz a tio n , p h rase s o f t l ie ir m e- ’ d iu m s h ip . In a g re a t m e a su re th is p re ssu re h as b ee n rem o v e d a n d th e ir s it t in g s a re n o w w e ll a t te n d e d . '

^M rs. J e n n ie P o t te r is o n e o f th e b e s t te s t m e d iu m s h ere , a u d g ives g e n e ra l sa tis fa c tio n to a l l w ho fav o r th e m se lv e s w ith a s i t t in g w ith h e r . S h e is com fortably- lo c a te d a t N o . 130 C a stle s ta e e t, in th is city ,

M u ch in d ig n a tio n is ex p re ssed a t th e d is ru p ta b le c o n d u c t o f a certain* class w h o a ssu m e to be c la rr iv o in t, a n d th ro u g h th e co lu rn s o f th e H e ra ld , a u d w lio on tra p m a n y in to th e n jm e sh e s w h o 'u n d e r th e su p p o s itio n , o f s i t t in g w ith t r u e m e d iu m s , a re only- n a u s e a te d a n d d isg u s te d a t tb e b a re face ch e a t p rac tise d u p o n th e m . M a u d L o rd h a s b e e n h e re fo re so m e tim e , a n d la te ly re su m e d h e r seanses. R u m o r h a s i t th a t sh e in te n d s ih s t i tu t in g a s u it fo r $50,000 d am ag es a g a in s t th e “ P o lic e N ew s P u b lis h in g C o m p a n y ” fo r h av in g m a d e h e r a n d h e r ip e d iu m s ip tlie su b je c t fo r a i l lu s tr a t io n s e n sa tio n a l n o tic e in th e ir p u b lic a tio n .

T h e C h ild re n 's P ro g ress iv e L y c e u m is w e ll a t te n ded a n d in f lo u rish in g c o n d itio n .

A t M r. C o lv ille ’s la a t le c tu re lie m a d e a n ap p e a l fo r a id to th e L a d ie s A id .Society, in re sp o n se to w h ich a h an d so m e su m o f m o n e y w as c o n tr ib u te d .

M is, T h a y e r does n o t m e e t w ith th e success h e r m e d iu s liip w arra n ts ,

M rs. B oo th by s its o c c a s io n a lly to p r iv a te a n d se lec t circ les , w ith h e r u su a l success.

E . G erry B ro w n , fu rn ish e s sp ir tu a lis t ic n o te s to th e B o s to n Sunday- H e ra ld , d u r in g M r. 55. H a in e s ab sen ce in E u ro p e . T lie sam e a m o u n t o f in a c c u r. acy appeai-s in M r. B ro w n 's n o tes to th e H e ra ld w h ich w h ere c h a ra c te u s tic o f th e pages o f d e fa u lt a n d m isn a m e d S p ir i tu a l S c ie n tis t . T h is is m u c h to b e re g re tte d as a f te r B ro w n lia s tb e q u a lif ic a tio n a n d o p p o r tu n ity to be g re a tly u se fu ll i f h e c o u ld b e m o re a c c u ra te in liis s ta te m e n ts .

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d i s t r i b u t f a n ^ in P h i l a d e in h io a n d v ic in i ty , a n d i t is p o s s ib le t h a t m a n y f r ie n d s o f p ro g re s s m a y n o t r e c e iv e a c o p y . I n o r d e r to g r a t i f y a l l a n e x t r a e d i t io n w il l b e p r in te d , c o p ie s o f w h ic h w i l l b e f u r n is h e d , u p o n a p p l i c a t io n b e in g m a d e a t t h e office o f p u b l i c a t io n , N o . 7 Iff H an so m s t r e e t , b y m a i l o r o th e r w is e .

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I t is la n d e n o u g h th a t m e d iu m s sh o u ld h a v e to e n d u re th e sc o rn a n d p re ju d ic e o f th e o p en e n e m ie s o f S p ir i tu a l is m . T h e y sh o u ld b e sp a re d

* th e p e rse c u tio n o f th o se w h o se d u ty i t is to see th a t th e y rece iv e f a ir a n d ju s t t r e a tm e n t , w h e n a s sa ile d b y th o se w h o se o b je c t i t is to c ru sh o u t a l l w h o a re w il l in g to b eco m e th e in s tru m e n ts , th ro u g h w h ich th e t r u th o f S p ir i tu a l is m ca n b e b ro u g h t to th ek n o w le d g e o f m a n k in d .

Although M i n d a n d M a t t e r ' is tw o w eek s y o u n g e r th a n Progress, C o l. J o h n W . F o rn e y ’s a d m ira b le w e e k ly jo u r n a l , w e c a n n o t re f ra in from a p p e a r in g p re su m p tio u s in c o n g ra tu la t in g th e r e a d in g p u b lic u p o n t l ia t v a lu a b le a d d i t io n to cosm op o li ta n l i te r a tu re . T h e re a re ti ia n y a b le M o n th iy a n d S e m i-m o n th ly p e rio d ic a ls o f a si m i la r c h a ra c te r a n d a lso m a n y a b le w e e k ly p u b lic a tio n s o f a S ec ta r ia n , p a r t i s a n o r esp ec ia l n a tu re . T h e re a re , h o w e v e r , v ery few "w eakly jo u r n a ls th a t a re c a lc u la te d to cQver so b ro a d a field o f in fo rm a tio n a s th a t ph icb P rogress is in te n d e d to cover. •• W i th

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I n c o n s tru c tin g , la u n c h in g , m a n n in g a n d d e sp a tc h in g a n e w c ra f t o n th e v as t se a o f l i t e r a tu r e , w e w e ll k n o w th a t th e success o f th e v e n tu re m u s t m a in ly d e p e n d o n th e n a tu re a n d v a lu e o f th e com m o d itie s w ith w h ic h th a t c ra f t is f re ig h te d , a n d th e w a n ts o f th e p eo p le to w h o m th o se c o m m o d itie s a re se n t.

A s a p re lim in a ry m e a su re to su c h a v e n tu re , w e, a few w ee k s s in c e , a n n o u n c e d b y p ro sp e c tu s a n d o th e rw ise , o u r p u rp o se to p u b lis h a w e e k ly jo u r n a l , th e firs t n u m b e r o f w h ic h w e h a v e th e g ra tify in g p riv ile g e o f s u b m i t t in g fo r y o u r c o n s id e ra tio n .

W e d e e m e d i t d u e to y o u t h a t t h e s o l ic i ta t io n o f y o u r p a t r o n a g e s h o u ld b e d e fe r r e d u n t i l w e c o u ld p la c e b e fo r e y o u a s p e c im e n c o p y o f M i n d a n d M a t t e r , p r e f e r r in g to a b id e y o u r j u d g m e n t o f i t s m e r i t s a n d v a lu e , a f t e r a c r i t i c a l e x a m in a t io n o f i t s i n i t i a l n u m b e r .

T h e n u m e ro u s f r ie n d ly a n d e n c o u ra g in g re sp o n ses w h ich th e p ro sp e c tiv e a n n o u n c e m e n t o f th e p u b lic a t io n h as c a lle d fo rth , from a b le a n d in f lu e n t ia l m e n a n d w o m en , in a l l p a r ts o f th e c o u n try , afford a m p le a s su ra n c e th a t w e h av e n o t ac te d ra s h ly in se n d in g fo r th Mind and Matter on its voyage o f u se fu ln e ss .

W e m ig h t e n te r m o re in to d e ta il , in s e t t in g fo rth th e ob jec ts a n d p u rp o ses w h ich w ill a n im a te a u d g o v ern th e e d i to r ia l m a n a g e m e n t o f Mind and

Matter , th a n w a s / c o n ta in e d in th e p u b lis h e d p ro sp e c tu s ; b u t as i t is im p o ss ib le to fo resee w h a t co m in g even ts, m a y re n d e r n ec essa ry a n d p ro p e r, co m m o n p ru d e n c e a n d good fa i th suggest- th a t w e sh o u ld re se rv e th a t .'f re ed o m o f ju d g m e n t w h ic h is e s se n tia l to in d e p e n d e n t, l ib e ra l a n d to le ra n t jo u r n a l is m . W e d es ire , h o w e v e r, to re p e a t, in th is co n n e c tio n , th e fo llo w in g d e c la ra tio n o f th e g e n e ra l a n d .fu n d a m e n ta l o b jec ts o f th is p u b lic a t io n ;’ a n d w e a sk o u r p a tro n s to h o ld us s tr ic tly to th e o b se rvance o f th is d e c la ra tio n , w h e th e r in p a r t , o r as a w ho le .

“ I t w ill be its first o b je c t to g ive co rrec t in fo rm a l t io n in re la tio n to a l l m a tte rs th a t cone& iq^M odern S p ir i tu a lism . I t w ill a im to p ro m o te u n i ty o f fee lin g a n d a c t io n ; a m o n g th e fr ie n d s o f th a t c a u se ; a n d , to th a t e n d , i t w ill a d h e re c lo se ly to th e te a c h in g s w h ic h th e p h e n o m e n a l fac ts o f S p ir i tu a lism im part-. I t w ill co -o p e ra te w ith m o r ta ls a n d S p ir its , in a ll efforts to in d u c e th e o cc u rre n c e o f su c h facts, a n d w ill m a k e th e m as p u b lic ly k n o w n as p o ss ib le . I t w ill in s is t o n th e t r u th , th e w h o le t r u th a n d n o th in g b u t th e t r u th in re la t io n th e re to , a n d n e i th e r e x p e n se n o r tro u b le w ill b e sp a re d to d e te rm in e co rre c tly , a n d w i th o u t b ia s o r p re ju d ic e , a ll q u e s tio n s o f fac t w h ich m a y a rise , m a n y w ay re la t in g to th e s p ir i tu a l ca u se . '

“ E d u c a tio n a l to p ics w iil c o n s ti tu te a p ro m in e n t fe a tu re , o f _ Mind and Matter . I n th is d e p a r tm e n t w ill ' b e .in c lu d e d e v e ry th in g w h ich c a n ,- in a n y w ay , c o n tr ib u te to th e e n l ig h te n m e n t a n d e le - . v a tio n o f th e h u m a n m in d ; o r te n d to - b re a k th e sh a c k le s th a t ig n o ra n c e , su p fe rs titu tio n o r p re ju d ic e lias fa s te n e d u p o n it.

“ S c ie n tif ic su b je c ts , e sp ec ia lly th o se w h ich in vo lve th e e lu c id a tio n o f th e n a tu ra l r e la t io n s o f

ce ive p a r t ic u la r a t te n t io u ^ i in i i 'c o T ^ t i i lS B ^ f t iH r r i^ - object. o f th e p u b lic a t io n .

“ G e n e ra l l i t e r a tu r e w ill be as fu lly .n o ticed , as th e m o re le a d in g o b jec ts o f th e p ap e r, w ill p e rm it. I n a w o rd , no p a in s w ill b e sp a re d to re n d e r i t in te re s tin g to la n je a n d v a rie d c lasses o f re a d e rs .

• “Mind and Matted w ill in no w ay an ta g o n iz e th e b u s in e ss in te re s ts o f o th e r S p ir i tu a l p u b lic a t io n ; h u t w ill se e k to c re a te a g e n e ro u s r iv a lry a m o n g th e m to c a rry S p ir i tu a lism in to fields n o t h i th e r to i l lu m in a te d by its m o m e n to u s tru th s .

“ N o th in g u n w o r th y o f th e a p p ro b a tio n o f a p u re m in d e d , h o n o ra b le pea-son w ill find a p la ce in its c o lu m n s . ’ P e rs o n a l m a tte rs , in w h ic h th e g e n e r a l . p u b lic h a v e no in te re s t, w i l l b e r ig id ly e x c lu d e d .

“ T h e t i t le o f th e p a p e r , Mind and Matter ,

h a s b e e n se le c te d b ec au se o f i ts ex p re ss iv e co m p reh e n s iv e n e s s— m in d a n d m a t te r e m b ra c in g ev e ry th in g S p ir i tu a l o r m a te r ia l in th e U n iv e rse . I t is in te iid e d th a t th e p a p e r sh a ll be so co n d u c te d as to . ju s t i f y th e t i t l e a t- i ts h e a d .'

S u ch a re th e l im ita t io n s w h ic h w e feel i t p ro p e r to p re sc rib e as to th e e d i to r ia l m a n a g e m e n t o f th is jo u r n a l . I t w o u ld be u n n a tu ra l to su p p o se th a t a n e a rn e s t a n d th o ro u g h d isc u ss io n o f th e v ario u s q u e s tio n s w h ich re la te to th e d e s ig n a te d su b je c ts is a v o id a b le . T h e re a re w id e ly v a r ie d a n d d iv e rg e n t o p in io n s e n te r ta in e d c o n c e rn in g a ll su c h q u es tio n s ; a n d w e c a n n o t h o p e to m e e t th e v iew s o f a l l o u r re a d e rs ; b u t i t w ill b e o u r c o n s ta n t e ffo rt to b e a r t r u th b e y o n d th e con troversial- field , th a t i t m a y b less a n d p ro fit a ll w h o a re s tr iv in g to a t ta in it. W id e ly as m a n k in d m a y d iffe r in o p in io n as to w h a t is t r u e , r ig h t a n d b e s t fo r h u m a n ity ; o r, h o w e v e r z -alous th e y m a y b e to p ro p ag a te th e ir p e c u lia r v iew s in r e la t io n th e re to ; i t is b u t j u s t to reg a rd th e m as b e in g a n im a te d b y th e sa m e m o tiv es , a n d as s tr iv in g to ach iev e th e s a m e re s u l t— h u m a n h a p p in e ss .

T h is th e n is th e co m m o n g ro u n d , w h e re o n w e m a y a l l m e e t a n d fee l th a t w ith o u t d is t in c tio n s o f a n y k in d w e a re a l l c h i ld re n o f th e sa m e p a re n ta g e , h e irs o f th e s a m e in h e r i ta n c e , a n d fe llo w -w ay fa re rs o n th e jo u r n e y o f a n e n d le ss life . T h is an c h o r, o n e flu k e o f w h ic h is c h a r i ty a n d th e o th e r f ra te r -te rn ity , w ill h o ld i M i n d a n d M a t t e r a t its m o o rings, le t th e a n g ry w av es o f co n tro v e rsy a n d th e te m p e s ts o f p ass io n ra g e a ro u n d i t a s th e y m ay ; a n d w h e n th e se h a v e sp e n t th e ir f u ry in v a in , o u r s ta u n c h a n d w e ll tr ie d c ra f t w ill r e su m e its voyage ev e r s te e re d b y th e b e a c o n l ig h ts— T r u th , Ju s t ic e , R ig h t a n d P e a c e . -

W e a re fu lly co n sc io u s o f th e h e a v y re sp o n s ib ility w e a ssu m e in se e k in g to p u b lic ly in c u lc a te v iew s o f h u m a n w e lfa re th a t a re c o n d e m n e d a s e rro n e o u s a n d p e rn ic io u s , n o t o n ly b y th e p o p u la r m assed, b u t th e le a rn e d a n d a b le le a d e rs a n d te a c h e rs o f th o se m asses . W e h av e , h o w ev e r, b u t o n e fea r, a n d lh a t

th a t w e m a y la c k th e a b i l i ty a n d jo u r n a l i s t ic e x p e r ie n c e tl^ '^ W iU tJb e re q u ire d to r e n d e r th a t se rv ice i n th e c a u se o f s o u l’s d es ire top e rfo rm .

S p ir i tu a l is m is e i th e r r ig h t o r w ro n g , t r u e o r

-fa lse , b e n e f ic e n t - o r p e rn ic ip u s._ B e i t w h l th e se i t m a y , itT u is c e r ta in ly a t ta in e d a fo o th o ld th e m in d s o f v a s t n u m b e rs o f p e o p le , tl*econse-£ q u e n c e s o f w h ic h a r e to b e o f in c a lc u la b le im om eni

> fo r go o d o r e v il. I f t r u e , r ig h t a n d -b c iie ficen t, w e , a t p re s e n t , b e lie v e , i t b eh o o v e s hufeaanity to ' a c ce p t a n d fo llo w i ts te ac h in g s ; fo r i t w ill b le ss a n d p ro fit th e m , a s n o p re v io u s te a c h in g h a s e v e r done. I f fa lse , w ro n g a n d p e rn ic io u s , th is c a u n o t b e too p ro m p tly d e m o n s tra te d a n d its ev il effects a rrested? I t is to a id in a co rre c t d e te rm in a tio n o f th is m o 1 m e n to u s q u e s tio n th a t th is jo u r n a l is p u b lis h e d .

I n th is fie ld o f effort, w e s e t o u t w ith th is w e ll e s ta b lish e d la n d -m a rk , th a t t r u e k n o w le d g e can a lo n e b e a c q u ire d th ro u g h th e te s t o f a p p lie d facts. I f to g a in k n o w le d g e c o n c e rn in g th e o rig in a n d dest in a t io n o f th e life p r in c ip le o f m a n is th e p u rp o se w e h a v e in v iew , th e o n ly re lia b le g u id e -b o a rd s to fo llo w a re th e fac ts w h ic h C re a tiv e W isd o m has p la c e d befo re u s . P re -e m in e n tly does th is h o ld good , in re g a rd to M o d e rn S p ir i tu a lism . I f i t w ill n o t b e a r th e c ru c ia l te s t of a p p lie d fac ts , a n d th is w ith o u t a s in g le fa ilu re , th e n i t is n o t tru e o r rig h t, a n d i t w ill h av e to ta k e its p la c e w ith th e d e lu s io n s w h ic h , in th e n a m e o f R e lig io n , h a v e e n s lav e d th e m in d s a n d w re ck e d th e h o p es a n d h a p p in e ss o f u n to ld m illio n s o f E a r th ’s c h ild re n . W e say th is em p h a tic a lly , b ec au se th a t w h ic h is c o n tra d ic te d by a n y w e ll-d e te rm in e d fa c t o r fac ts c a n n o t b e tru e , in th e e s se n tia l n a tu re o f th in g s . A fte r m o re th a n th a n five y e a rs o f ca re fu l a n d p a t ie n t in v e s tig a tio n o f th e phenom itva l fac ts w h ich h av e cau sed th e rise a n d -w onderfu l sp re a d o f S p ir i tu a l ism , w e h av e b ee n led to c o n c lu d e th a t i t is, w h a t i t p u rp o rts to be, th e te a c h in g < f h u m a n s p ir its w h o once in h a b ite d th e e a r th , a s w e do, a n d w h o h av e d iscovered v ario u s m e a n s o f jim p a rtin g a k n o w le d g e o f th a t in a p p re c ia b le t r u th to us.

T o p u r s u e th a t in v e s tig a tio n p u b lic ly , i t w ill b e th e esp ec ia l a im o f th e w r i te r to co llec t, an a ly z e a n d c o lla te tlie fac ts th a t c o n s titu te w h a t, fo r w a n t o f a b e t te r d e s ig n a tio n , is ca lle d M o d ern S p ir i tu a lism . I t .w ill b e a m a tte r o f in d iffe ren ce to h im , w h e th e r th is ra t io n a l m e th o d o f p ro c e d u re results- in s u s ta in in g o r d e s tro y in g h is p re se n t v iew s up o n th a t s u b je c t ; i t is T r u th h e seeks; .w hose n a k e d c h a rm s w il l c o m p e n sa te fo r th e sacrifice of_every-perso n a l in te re s t o r c o n s id e ra tio n . I f S p ir i tu a l ism , w h e n tr ie d .b y every fa c t,sh a ll be fo u n d on th e side o f E rro r in h e r c o n te s t a g a in s t T r u th , th e n Mind and

Matter w ill b e w ith d ra w n from its p eace fu l p u r su its , a n d b e s e n t fo rth a rm e d to b a t te r dow n tlie w a lls b e h in d w h ich th e d a rk leg io n s o f th e fo rm er h a v e fo u n d s h e l te r : a n d th o u g h th e d iscom fitted fo rces s h a ll p ro v e to be th o se w h o m w e m o st love, y e t w ill w e fee l th a t w e co u ld do n o g re a te r a c t o f b ro th e r ly k in d n e s s th a n to d isa rm a n d su b d u e th e m ■ for th e ca u se o f T r u th .

"\Ve in v o k e th e co -o p e ra tio n o f a ll, w h e th e r f r ie n d s o r o p p o n e n ts o f S p ir i tu a l isin , w ith o u r efforts to e l ic i t a n d a d v a n ce o n ly th a t w h ich is s tr ic tly t r u e in re la t io n to M o d ern S p ir i tu a l ism . T h is th ey can do by in fo rm in g u s o f su c h fac ts as m a y b e ob se rv ed b y th e iB ^ w in c h re. j e c t o r w h ic h w ill a d d to th e wi k n o w le d g e . T h e- ■ —— • — -■ ' r v/j i il i _

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on.—‘materialization’ medium’- la somewhat: painful to me; to revert back to that

fill period of my life still I cannot allow you to In in doubt as to my true position in the matter,

though I have never spoken one word on the subject to any one save two of my most intimate friends who were mixed up In the affair. . la m not egotistical enough to suppose that you will altogether acquit me of blame, bnt your great knowledge of human nature will enable you to judge whether i have deserved all the hard things which have been uttered against me'.

^ h e n fo llo w s a n a c c o u n t, a t so m e le n g th , o f th e e v e n ts a t te n d in g h is c a re e r as a n h o n e s t m e d iu m . T h is p e r io d o f h is h is to ry te rm in a te d w h e n h e b e cam e, as lie a l leg e d , a p u b lic m e d iu m . W r it in g o f th a t te rm in a t io n o f h is h o n e s ty , lie sa y s : .

At last the calls upon iny time became so humerous that I was,, compelled;—and this at the reiterated suggestion of my friends—to put a “ prohibitory ” fee on my services ; jn other words I was announced as a public medium. From that time I can date my misfortunes. When.the manifestations, simple though they, were, did not come quickly, I was foolish enough to “ assist ” them ; aud after a time as the sitters became. weary of the same tiling, they were treated occasionally to a change—much to their (but not to mine) gratification. About this time I was urged to sit especially for development for “ materializations,” and in an evil hour I consented, though fora long time our efforts in that direction were not rewarded with any tangible result. save\hat occasionally a few luminous clouds were visible in the circle and these assumed, or were by the aid- of the imagination, wrought into fantastic shapes .which many declared were veritablespirit-fonns in process of development. Clairvoyants with.whom I frequently sat, described these tilings 'hovering about tiie circle, and in fact some were professedly recognized as tlie shadows of departed lriends. This was (indeed to me a ray of hope.and augured well for our future success. I was tliqs inclined to continue tlie weary work, and I did so In that frame of mind, In which Micawber con- stan'tly dwelt and, hoped that ultimately, something would “ turn up,” and give to these Hitting shadows, if not substantiaiy. -at least more defined tangibiliTy. We were disappointed, however, for they assumed no more definite shapes. About this time everybody was talking" of “ John .King.” arid the thought flashed through my brain: that f/tra' “ ghost,” however, could be counterfeited, and after .a very little, effort, to and behold, it came—hot what we had long been expecting, a visitant from tlie other shore, but a second edition of “.John King ! ” ' A little while after this’ Iwent to ----------, and visited oneor two mediums there—not for tlie purpose of picking up information, but solely with the intent of discovering.if all these materialized “ spirits ” appeared under the same conditions as “ John King” was reported to do, and to-discover if possible, and see with my own eyes a real

'genuine, disembodied spirit.I.need liardly tell you tliut after going tlie round of

tlie “ mediums,” I discovered nothing but deceit and fraud, and I returned home thoroughly disgusted with myself and with everybody I had witnessed, and regretting that,! had been such a fool as to have gone so l'ar in tlie business that it was next to impossible to retreat. I had placed my foot u-ion the burning ploughshare, and I was impelled onward. I ielt Unit 1 could not, withouuincurring a great deal of odium and exciting much suspicion, withdraw myself from tlie vortex, and tlie circumstances mentioned belowJiept me in it. My return to --------- was anxiouslywaited for, and as soon as I arrived I was beset by invitations from all quarters to attend seances, and though at any other time I would inive shrunk from such a moral degradation, and rather buried myself in oblivion than, continue as I had begun, still I could not help myself, for apart flora tlie considerations above mentioned, I was momentarily much embarrassed, and without one friend to lend me a helping hand ; and so in that evil hour tlie tempter found me a willing tool.

A slight change subsequently came upon my fortunes, and I was enabled to give up my public seances, and for some time ceased silting even at private circles; but a reverse in the wheel or fortune having come round, I was pursuaded, although it was generally known pr thought that all the power had gone from me. to sit again, and a series of public seances were arranged by some of my precious f r i e n d s , and it was at the n- coml of tlicse that

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w as;' ~ T n a t d isc o v e ry w a s n o t m a d e u n t i l , o n h is a r r iv a l in S t. P e te rs b u rg , “ h e ” w a s o rd e re d to p la c e th e m a t th e d isp o sa l o f h is “ D e a r B ro th e r ,” th e e d i to r o f th e J o u r n a l . T h is o rd e r w as so im p e ra tiv e th a t , a l th o u g h “ w ea ry a n d i l l ,” h e “ h a d to u n p a c k b o x es th a t h a d b ee n u n o p e n e d fo r e ig h te e n m o n th s .” W ho g av e M r. H o m e th a t “ im p e ra tiv e ” o rd e r? M r. H o m e does n o t te l l u s . N o t th e C z a r o f R u ss ia , c e r ta in ly ; a n d n o o th e r m o r ta l co u ld h a v e g iv e n so ir re s is la b le a n o rd e r . M r. H o m e- leaves u s to in fe r that" th e “ im p e ra tiv e o rd e r” w h ic h h e w as u n w illin g ly c o n s tra in e d to o b e y w a s o f im -. m o r ta l a u th o r i ty . W h o w as th a t im m o rta l m a s te r o f “ th e c e le b ra te d m e d iu m ” M r-H o m e w h o se o rd e rs

l i e d u rs t n o t d iso b e y ? AVas lie a friend- o f T r u th ? a n d d id h e d es ire to h av e th e t r u th o f S p ir i tu a l ism to p re v a il o n th e e a r th ? T h a t h e w as in fu ll sy m p a th y w ith h is m e d iu m , a n d th e e d i to r o f th e J o u r

n a l in th e ir , co u rse to w a rd s o th e r m e d iu m s is p la in . M ay n o t h is “ im p e ra tiv e o rd e rs ,” o r h is re s is tle s s in flu en ces c o m p e lle d th e u n c h a r i ta b le t r e a tm e n t o f m e d iu m s w h ic h h a s ch a ra c te r iz e d th e ir p u b lic co u rse . ‘

B u t n o t c o n te n t w ith im p u g n in g th e h o n e s ty a n d good .fa ith o f p u b lic m e d iu m s , M r. H o m e h a s g o n e o u t o f h is w ay to a ssa il th e in te g r ity o f th o se S p iri tu a lis ts w h o h a v e f e l t i t u n iu s t to a l lo w a ssa iled

.m e d iu m s to be c o n d e m n e d u n h e a rd a n d w ith o u t ev id en ce a g a in s t th e m th a t w o u ld w a r ra n t th e cond e m n a tio n o f a b ru te . F o r th is h ig h o ffense , th e se frie n d s o f fa ir p la y to w ard s m e d iu m s a re d e n o u n c e d , b y M f. H o m e , as en g a g ed in “ th e d ish o n e s t b u s iness o f w h ite w a sh in g th e im p o s tu re s o f th is a g e .” S u ch d e n u n c ia tio n f ro m a n h o n e s t m e d iu m is ce rta in ly o u t o f p lace , a u d , th e re fo re , c h a r ity d e m a n d s th a t su c h u tte ra n c e s sh a ll b e a t t r ib u te d to u n fr ie n d ly o r a d v e rse c o n tro l lin g sp ir its . \

I t is w ith s in c e re re lu c ta n c e th a t w e h a v e fe lt it a d u ty , th u s e a r ly , to define o u r p o s itio n n s to th e is su e w h ic h th e co rre sp o n d e n ce in q u e s tio n in v o lv e s , a n d w e t r u s t th a t w e w ill h av e n o occasion to a g a in d iffe r w ith M r. H o m e a n d h is f r ie n d th e e d i to r o f th e J o u r n a l, a b o u t m a tte rs w h ic h in every- in s la n c e m u s t b e d e te rm in e d b y ev id en ce , a n d ca n n o t be d e te rm in e d by th e ip se d ix i t o f a n y n u m b e r o f p e rso n s , h o w e v e r im p o r ta n t th e y m a y reg a rd th e ir u n s u p p o r te d o p in io n s ; o r b y th e w h o lesa le asp e rs io n s o f h o n e s t a n d fa i th fu l m e d iu m s b y su ch ' re lia b le m e d iu m s as th is “ p e n i te n t tr ic k s te r ,” w hose c o r re s p o n d e n c e 's 60 im p o r ta n t in th e e s tim a tio n o f M r. H o m e a n d h is e d ito r ia l f r ie n d . '

AVe h a v e o 'm itted th e se co n d le tte r , w h ic h is re fe rred to , b ec au se i t is - e n t ire ly ir re le v a n t a n d u n w o rth o f n o tic e in th is co n n e c tio n .

p u b lic in te re s t , p ro v id e d th e l i s s o d j r ‘S f f ? - , ----- ,,, „ „ _

is n o t o v e rs te p p e d , b y t l m . ^ ^ p I S ™ JO '•ru m is n o t ovei.'sieppeu nv lik. -°S se lv es o f o u r offer. W e sincere7y-»«»V j ~ / 3no th e o lo g ic a l, p h ilo so p h ic a l, sc ien tific , p ro fessio n a l a n d m a te r ia l is t ic o p p o n en ts o f S p ir i tu a lism -will g ive th e ir rea so n s fo r th e ir o p p o sitio n to th a t C ause , th ro u g h Mind and Ma t t e r ; a n d th e y m ay re s t a s su re d o f th e m o st c o u r te o u s e d i to r ia l tre a tm e n t.

W ith th is d e c la ra tio n o f th e a im s a n d pu rp o ses o f o u r p u b lic a t io n , w e e n te r o n th e se a o f jo u rn a lism , fe e lin g co n fid e n t th a t , so lo n g as w e k eep in s ig h t th e fac ts w h ich w ill g o v ern o n r cou rse , w e w ill com e to P o r t in sa fe ty . -

A C o u r s e o f A c t i o n t h a t S h o u ld . C e a s e .I n th e J te lir /io u s P h ilo s o p h ic a l J o u r n a l o f N ov .

K ith , w as p u b lis h e d th e fo llo w in g le t te r fro m D .D . H o m e , th e S p ir i tu a l M e d iu m , a n d a u th o r o f a work e n t i t le d “ E ig h ts a n d S h a d o w s o f S p ir i tu a l ism . ”Vo ih e E d i t o r o f th e P h i lo s o p h ic a l J o u r n a l :

AH true Spiritualists and ever}- honest investigator owe you a debt of gratitude for the man-like and upright course you are pursuing. I trust that, like myself, you will be enabled to bide your time, and smile to see tlie tempest rage. I enclose you letters of importance, which you are at liberty to use as you think best. Karnes, dates and localities, I have erased— not to be given, inasmuch as it matters but little whether such an occurrence took place in Americaor , Europe. I can on)y affirm that the unfortunate man was in reality a reliable medium. I bid you Godspeed. Yours for the truth,

•? - D. 1). Home.St. Petersburg , Russia , S e p te m b e r 20 (h , 1878.

T h a t le t te r is fo llo w e d b y tw o le t te r s w h ich p u r p o rts to h a v e b ee n w r i t te n to M r. H o m e , b y a p e n ite n t m e d iu m w h o h a d p ra c tic e d d e c ep tio n in e x h ib it in g h is g if ts o f m e d iu m sh ip . AA7ho th is m e d iu m is, n e i th e r M r. H o m e o r h is c o rre sp o n d e n t h a v e h a d th e f ra n k n e s s to s ta te . T h e s e le t te rs o f h is u n -n a m e d c o rre sp o n d e n t, M r. H o m e c h a ra c te rizes as “ le t te rs o f im p o r ta n c e ” a n d sa y s to th e e d ito r o f th e J o u r n a l , “ Y o u a re a t l ib e r ty to u se th e m as y o u th in k b e s t .” T lie e d i to r th o u g h t b e s t to p u b lish th e m w ith th is in tro d u c t io n : “ M o w h e f e l l ; A p e n i te n t tr ic k s te r te lls h is ex p er ien c e 'to the celeb ra te d m e d iu m , D . X>. H o m e .'’’ A n d i t w as o f su c h a t r ic k s te r , th a t M r. H o m e w ro te , “ I ca n affirm th a t th e u n f o r tu n a te m a n w as in r e a li ty a re lia b le m e d iu m .” I f th a t a ff irm a tio n h a d a n y v a lu e in th e e s t im a tio n o f tlie e d i to r o f th e J o u r n a l , a s i t seem s to h a v e h a d , b y th e co u rse w h ic h th e la t te r ad o p ted in p u b lis h in g i t , th e n h a s th e w a r, w h ic h th e la t te r h as b e e n -waging a g a in s t d ish o n e s ty in m e d iu m sh ip , b e e n m o s t u n ju s t , e v e n to w a rd s m e d iu m is tic tr ic k s te r s . I t is u n n e c c e ssa ry to d o m o re on th a t p o in t, th a n to leav e th e e d ito r o f th e J o u r n a l, a n d h is c o rre sp o n d e n t, to in fo rm th e p u b lic w h a t a l l th e i r la b o re d effo rts to c re a te p u b lic d is t ru s t f m ed iu m s a m o u n t to , in v ie w o f su c h a n a ff irm a tio n as th a t ? I f su c h a co n fessed tr ic k s te r , a s th e m e d iu m in q u e s tio n , is r e l ia b le , a s M r. H o m e affirm s, w h a t m e d iu m o u g h t th e p u b lic ? -

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S ucli is th is “ im p o r ta n t le t te r .” I m p o r ta n t to w hom ? N o t to th e p u b lic c e r ta in ly , fo r i t g ives th e m n o in fo rm a tio n w h a te v e r re g a rd in g th e f ra u d u le n t ac ts o f its a u th o r . H is “ ro u n d , u n v a r n ish e d ta le ” does n o t in c lu d e a single, w o rd co n c e rn in g th e f ra u d u le n t m e a n s lie u se d to s im u la te “ m a te r ia liz e d s p ir its ,” o r ad d u c e o n e fac t to sh o w th a t a n y m e d iu m e v e r re so r te d to s im ila r o r o th e r f ra u d u le n t m e a n s to s im u la te s p ir i t m a te r ia l iz a tio n o r a n y o th e r p h y sica l o r p sy c h o lo g ic a l s p ir i tu a l p h e n o m e n a . T o w h o m th e n lia s su c h a le t te r a n y fe a tu re o f “ im p o r ta n c e ? ” O n ly to th o se , l ik e M r. H o m e a n d th e e d i to r o f th e I te l ig io P h ilo s o p h ic a l J o u r n a l , w h o , ju d g in g fro m th e i r p u b lis h e d u t te r an ces , h a v e -e m u la te d e a c l i .o th e r in th e i r effo rts to d isc re d it m a n y o f th e m o s t fa i th fu l a n d s te a d fa s t m e d iu m s , w h o c o n s ti tu te th e b u lk w a rk o f s p ir i tu a l ism in its s tru g g le fo r a h e a r in g ,.a g a in s t th e com b in e d a s s a u lt o f i ts e n e m ie s . S u c h ir re le v a n t a n d f ru it le s s sc rib b lin g , a s th a t le t te r c o n ta in s , co n c e rn in g th e o n e p o in t o n w h ic h i t w as in te n d e d to b ea r, c a n h a v e n o o t h e r . “ im p o r ta n c e ” th a n a s i t m a y se rv e to d iv e r t a t te n t io n f ro m th e issu e w h ich M r. H o m e a n d th e e d i to r o f th e J o u r n a l , a s p ro m in e n t a n d in f lu e n tia l S p ir i tu a l is ts , h a v e ra sh ly ra is e d w ith in th e s p i r i tu a l d efen ces . I t is in o rd e r to p re v e n t th a t d iv e rs io n , th a t w e h a v e fe l t i t n ec - ce ssa ry to g iv e i t a n y a t te n t io n . I t w ill ta k e so m eth in g in f in in ite ly m o re p e r t in e n t a n d s in c e re , th a n is th a t “ im p o r ta n t le t te r ” to sh o w th e ju s t ic e o f ju d g in g a m e d iu m , o r a class o f m e d iu m s , b y th e co n fessed ly d ish o n e s t c o n d u c t o f o n e p a r t ic u la r m e d iu m . . :

AVe c a n n o t do less th a n p u b lis h , in th is co n n ect io n , th e fo llo w in g l e t t e r f ro m M r. H o m e to thei e d i to r o f th e J o u r n a l , a s i t a p p e a re d in th e sam e n u m b e r o f th a t p a p e r :■ A LATER COMMUNICATION FROM MR. HOME. D e a r B r o t h e r :—Better than any one you will be

able to appreciate tlie,impression -which impelled me to send you the interesting document (or rather confession of the poor fellow who had been engulfed in the “ John King,” Punch and Judy, cabinet impostures) just at the moment I did. You will see that the dates are 187G, and I had stowed the letters away, never expecting to make use of .them; on our arrival in St. Petersburg I was ordered to place them at your disr posal. I was very weary and ill, but the order was imperative, and I had to unpack boxes which had been unopened for eighteen months. The whole tbing fully corroborates what at that very moment was transpiring in a country far distant from me. I am- still' very glad that no names were given, for I am we'l convinced that one was, in years gone by, an honest man. ■

It is to be hoped.that the day Is not far distant when the dishonest business of whitewashing the impostures of this age, will come to the termination they so Justly merit. " - „

London, Oct- 16, 3878. '

T h is le t te r sh o w s h o w fu lly M r. I lo m e an d " th e e d i to r o f th e J o u r n a l a re in sy m p a th y a n d accord in th e i r p u b lic p ro ce ed in g s . M r. H o m e , w h e n h e rec e iv e d th e p re c e d in g “ im p o r ta n t le t t r , ” in 1876, re g a rd e d i t o f so l i t t le im p o r ta n c e o r v a lu e th a t h e to o k n o n o tic e o f i t i n h is boo k , “ E ig h ts a n d S h ad o w s o f S p ir i tu a l is m ,” w h ic h w as n o t p u b lis h e d u n t i l 1S77, a n d in w h ic h i t w o u ld h a v e b e e n r e le v a n t, i f a n y w h e re . In d e e d , so w o rth le ss d id h e re g a r d i t t h a t h e h a d s to w e d th is “ im p o r ta n t l e t t e r ” aw a y , n e v e r e x p e c tin g ■ to m a k e u se o f i t . I t w as n o t u n t i l S e p te m b e r , 1878-—tw o y e a rs a f t e j h e re - c e iv a d —ifcEijtbat M r . H o m e d isc o v ered h o w im p o r-

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th e A rc h b ish o p o f B a lt im o re b y P o p e L e o X I I E “M o s t I l lu s tr io u s a n d M ost l i ever e n d S ir :

T h e S u p re m e C o n g re g a tio n o f th e H o ly Office on A V ednesday, th e 24 th u ltim o , to o k in to c o n s id e ra tio n a sp eech , p u b lis h e d b y th e P re s id e n t o f a so c ie ty ca lle d th e O rd e r o f th e A m e r ic a n U n io n , w h ich b re a th e s th e m o s t d e a d ly h a t re d to tlie C a th o lic re lig io n , a n d in w h ic h m o s t v i l la in o u s sch em es a re offered fo r i ts u t t e r e x t irp a tio n , w ere su c h a th in g p o ssib le .

AVherefore, th e S a c re d C o n g reg a tio n h a s o rd e re d th a t a copy, o f th e sa id ad d re ss be s e n t to y o u , w ith th e v iew th a t by m a k in g tlie m a tte r k n o w n , y o u r G race m ig h t ta k e n a iiis to a d m o n ish th e o th e r b ishops o f N o r th A m e r ic a to u se a l l ca re a n d d iligen ce to s tu d y a n d in fo rm th e m se lv e s o n tlie a r ts a n d sch em es o f so c ie tie s , c o n d e m n e d by th e C h u rc h , e sp ec ia lly o f th is sc -c a lle d O rd e r o f tlie A m e ric a n U n io n , in o rd e r th a t th e y m o re re a d ily g u a rd th e f a i th fu l fro m th e ir w ile s , a n d , a t tlie sa m e t im e , a d o p t su c li m e a n s as w ill p ro te c t tli is C h u rc h fro m a n y d am ag e w h ic h m ig h t r e s u l t to h e r fryiin tl ie p lo ts o r th e se im p io u s a n d g o d le ss m e n .

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W h e n m e n com e' to k n o w a n d rfi b r ie f a n d t r a n s ie n t m u n d a n e life- o f m aS p r im a ry d e p a r tm e n t in a schoo l, th e w h ic h w ill c o n t in u e th ro u g h e tern ifcy^T hey n o t so o v e rv a lu e t h i s 'w o r ld ’s possessio n s a n d ac q u ir e m e n ts ; a n d so u n d e rv a lu e th e s to re s o f w isd o m th a t th e a f te r life h a s in re se rv e fo r th o se w h o a re q u a lif ie d to a p p re c ia te th o se p rice le ss tre a su re s . AVill m a n k in d e v e r u n d e r s ta n d and* k n o w th is m o m e n to u s t r u t h ? AVe a n s w e r— Y e s . T h e l ig h tis n o w d a w n in g fro m s u p e rn a l r e a lm s , . th a t w il l p e n e tr a te th e m in d s a n d h e a r ts o f m e n , a n d _ th a t- w ill in sp ire th e m w ith su c h s e n tim e n ts o f b en e v o le n c e a n d . love th a t S e lfish n ess w ill le a v e th e h u - ‘ m a n b re a s t. T h is m a y a l l s o u n d l ik e a p o e t’s d re a m to th o se , w h o , in th e i r p r id e o f le a rn in g o r in d iffe ren ce o f ig n o ra n c e , a re u n w il l in g to o p en th e ir ey es to th e l ig h t th a t is b e a m in g th ro u g h th e r if te d a n d h o a ry c lo u d s o f e r r o r?

B r e th r e n ! b la m e u s n o t . fo r o u r a p p a re n t e n th u s ia sm in th is m a tte r ; fo r w e, lik e m a n y o f y o u , for n e a r ly a q u a r te r o f a c e n tu ry , re fu se d to c re d it th e te s tim o n y o f tlio sq w hose t ru th fu ln e s s a n d in te lli- g an c e r e g a rd in g a n y o th e r su b je c t , w e c o u ld rio t h a v e b e e n m a d e to d o u b t. N o m a n o r w o m a n e v e r scoffed a t S p ir i tu a l is m as w e d id ; n o o n e w as e v e r m o re u n c h a r i ta b le a n d su p e rc ilio u s , th a n w ere w e, to w a rd s th o se w h o h a d th e p ra c tic a l good sen se to lis td n to th e v o ice o f th e f r ie n d s w h o w ere c a llin g to th e m from , th e o th e r sh o re o f th e r iv e r o f D e a th . H o w lo n g th is in se n sa te fo lly m ig h t h av e D ontinued , w e tr e m b le . to c o n te m p la te .

I t m u s t suffice to sa y , th a t , a t a n h o u r , a n d ^ m d e r c irc u m s ta n c e s w h e n le a s t e x p e c te d ; o u r lo v in g 'p a r- e u ts a n d f r ie n d s in s p ir i t life , fo u n d m e a n s o v erco m e h a u g h ty n a tu re . N e v e r w as a c o n q u e s t so b le ssed as th a t w h ich m a d e u s w il l in g to s i t a t th e fee t o f th e c o n q u e ro rs a n d le a rn w isd o m fo rm .th e ir in sp ire d life . F ro m th e m w e le a rn e d th e g re a t t r u th th a t a tim e w o u ld com e, w h e n a l l m a n k in d w o u ld b e b o u n d to g e th e r in o n e e n d le ss c h a in o f love a n d sy m p a th y . F ro m "th em w e le a rn e d th a t th o se in sp ire d h o sts th a t p eo p led e tlie ; ia l space a re la b o rin g , c o m b in in g a n d o rg a n iz in g to a s s is t u s , by th e ir u n i te d w isd o m a n d p o w er, to o v erep m e th e ty r a n t o f se lfish n ess a n d e s ta b lish th e r i g h t 'o f love a m o n g m eii on e a r th . T o m a n ife s t th e ir a b i l i ty to a c co m p lish th is m il le n n ia l e n te rp rise , th e y a re se e k in g .in ev e ry p o ss ib le w ay to se cu re th e qo-ojiera-

.t io n o f th e ir b re tl ie re n h e re , th is th e y w ill do, a n d a re d o in g a t a ra te th a t defies re s tr a in t . i

T h e n B re th e rc n o f e a r th cease y o u r efio rts to d iv id e a n d e s tra n g e th o se w h o m u s t live to g e th e r h e re a n d h e re a f te r fo r good o r ill , Y o u w ill y e t find th a t y o u a re a l ik e im p e d in g th e w h e e l o f p rog ress w h ich is p ro p e lle d by a p o w er th a t w il l p re v a il o v er y o u r in s is te n c e .

E sp e c ia lly do w e b eseech o f y o u to cease y o u r re a c tio n a ry ac ts a n d in tr ig u e s in th is la n d o f l ib e r ty a n d e d u c a tio n . F a c t io n s a n d sec ts a n d p a r tie s h a v e no e le m e n t h e re in w h ic h th e y can e n d u re a n d flo u rish . E sp e c ia lly is th is th e case w ith su c h fac tio n s, se c ts a n d p a r tie s as se e k to effect th e ir p u rp o ses b y secrecy , a n d g u ile .

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T h e h is to ry o f T h e o p h ilu s , w h o u rg e d , th e d e s tru c t io n o f th is v a s t h a l l o f a u c ie n t h is to ry , u n d e r O rders o f T h e o d o s iu s , is som esv lia t v ag u e o r le g e n d a ry . H e w a s a c o -a d ju to r b ish o p in th e C h r is t ia n C h u rc h a t C ilic ia . A f te r th e ‘d e a th o f liis b ish o p , lie w as u n a n im o u s ly ch o sen a s th e su c ce ssor.— l i e d e c lin e d th e p ro fe re d h o n o r , h u t w a s a f te rw a rd , a t th e in s t ig a t io n o f s la n d e re rs , deposed f ro m h is fo rm e r office b y th e n e w b ish o p . [H e n o w h a d re so u rce to a J e w is h m a g ic ia n , w h o to o k h im to a m id n ig h t m e e tin g o f d ev ils , w h o se c h ie f , o r d e re d h im to - d e n y C h r is t a n d M ary , a n d to g ive a b o n d m a k in g o v er h is so u l. T h e r e s u l t w as th a t n e x t m o rn in g h e w as r e in s ta te d in ' liis office a n d d ig n it ie s o f "b ish o p ; a n d n o w , p re s u m in g o n th e su p p o r t o f h is c o n fe d e ra te s , h e b e g a n to a s su m e a su p e rc ilio u s a n d d o m in e e r in g m a n n e r . H e w as so o n o v e r ta k e n w ith re m o rse , a n d th ro u g h fo rty d ay s fa s tin g a n d p ra y e r, p re v a ile d o n M a ry to in te r cede w ith h e r so n fo r h im a n d to g e t b ac k |th e le t te r fro m th e d ev il, w h ic h 's h e la id u p o n th e b re a s t o f th e r e p e n ta n t s in n e r , a s h e la y as lee p in th e c h u rc h . T h e o p h ilu s th e n m a d e a p u b lic confess io n o f h is crim es, to ld o f th e g o o d n ess o f th e V ir g in M ary , a n d d ie d th re e d ay s a f te r . T h is le g e n d o f T h e o p h iiu s w as tra c e d b ac k to a n u n k n o w n G re e k n a m e d E u ty c h ia n u s . I t w as b ro u g h t to th e W e s t d u r in g th e te n th c e n tu ry th ro u g h a n e q u a lly u n k n o w n N e a p o lita n p r ie s t n a m e d P a u lu s , a n d i t q u ic k ly sp re a d fa r a n d w id e . B e fo re th e e n d o f th e c e n tu ry i t w as p u t in L a t ii i Verse b y R o sw itlia , a n d s t i l l la te r by th e B ish o p o f R e n n e s , w h o d ie d in 1123. T h e le g e n d w as p ic to r ia l ly re p re se n te d in th e F re n c h c h u rc h es , h u t w ith th e 10 th c e n tu ry i t se em s to h a v e d isa p p e a re d . I t is v e r y : e v id e n t fro m d a te s , th a t T h e o p h ilu s h a d n o t fa lle n from g race w lie n lie p e r m i t te d ' th e g re a t A le x a n d r ia n li- b ia ry to be d e s tro y e d , u . , lu b lo tt in g on t: fo re v e r f ro m a l l p o s te r i ty a n e la b o ra te H istory o f th e a n c ie n t w o rld .

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id a y ,” a sh o r t sc ra p o f h is to ry .o r tr a d i t io n a b o u t th e la i ty r e d d isc ip le is n o t o u t o f p lace . H e w as th e fc-st d isc ip le o f J e s u s o f N a z a re th , a n d a f te rw a rd s i'as a n ap o s tle . H e , l ik e liis b ro th e r P e te r , w as.

f ish e rm a n . B e fo re h is re c o g n itio n o f J e s u s , he w as n u m b e re d a m o n g th e d isc ip le s of J o h n th e B a p tis t . H is c a re e r , a f te r th e p h y s ic a l d e a th o f J e s u s , is n o t a u th e n tic a te d '.1 T r a d i t io n sa y s th a t a f te r p re a c h in g th e g o sp e l in S c y th ia , N o r th e r n G re e c e a n d E p iru s , lie su ffe red m a rty rd o m o n th e c ro ss a t P a tr re in A c h a ia , 02 o r 70, A . D . A c ro ss fo rm e d o f b e a m s o b liq u e ly p la c e d is s ty le d S t. A n d re w ’s cross, i n th e e a r ly d ay s - o f th e C h u rc h , a s u p p le m e n t to th e a c ts o f th e a p o s tle s w as c irc u la te d , g iv in g a n a c c o u n t o f th e c a re e r o f S t. A n d re w ; b u t th is d o c u m e n t Was n o t p u b lis h e d w ith th e ac ts o f th e ap o s tle s . T h e a n n iv e rsa ry o f S t. A n d re w fa lls o n N o v . 30 tli, w h e th e r o f h is B irth o r m a r ty r d o m does n o t a p p e a r u p o n rec o rd . H e is th e p a tro n S a in t o f S c o tla n d , a n d is a lso h e ld in g re a t y e n e ra - t io n in R u s s ia as th e ap o s tle , w ho , ac co rd in g to t r a d it io n , f irs t p re a c h e d th e gospel in th a t c o u n try . I n b o th c o u n tr ie s th e re a re o rd e rs o f k n ig h th o o d n a m e d in h is h o n o r . I n re g a rd to S t. A n d re w , th e re is a s to r y th a t liis cross a p p e a re d in h e a v e n to A c h a iu s , K in g o f S co ts , am i H u n g u s , K ing! o f ,tlie P ie ts , as a s ig n o f th e v ic to ry w h ic h th e y sh o u ld g a in th e fo llo w in g d a y o v er A th e ls ta n , th e first A n g lo S a x o n K in g o f E n g la n d , w h o w as b o rn a b o u t th e y e a r 305 A . I I . , a n d c ro w n e d a t K in g - s to n -u p o n -T h a m e s in 025. T h e b a t t le -w a s fierce a n d v ery d ec is iv e , th e a l l ie d p o w e rs a g a in s t th e K in g b e in g u t te r ly d e fe a te d , th e tragic: e v e n t' th e re o f b e in g c e le b ra te d in S a x o n song . T lirs v ic to r io u s K in g e n c o u ra g e d th e t r a n s la t io n o f th e B ib le in to th e v e rn a c u la r . H e re ig n e d 5 u n t i l U cl. 22d , 941, w h e n h e p assed aw ay, fro m e a r th , j

A c h a iu s a n d H u n g u s , m a d e a vow o n th e day befo re th h b a t t le ,- to b e a r th e h e a v e n ly s ig n o n tl ie ir b a n n e rs a n d e n s ig n s , ' i f th e p ro p h ecy sh o u ld be fu lf i lle d .. A s i t w as n o t re a liz e d , th e w h o le s to ry a b o u t S t .A n d r e w fe ll in to d is re p u te , a n d t scf re m a in e d o v er sev en h u n d r e d y e a rs , w h e n i t w as re - , v iv ed b y J a m e s I I o f G re a t B r ita in , in 16S7, a n d , re -e s ta b lis h e d b y Q u ee n A n n e , o n D e c . 31st, 1703.

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C e n tr e o f w h ich is a th is t le o f go ld a n d g ree n u p o n a f ie ld o f g ree n , b e a r in g th e m o tto o f th e o rd e r in jyolden c h a rac te rs , “ N e m o m e im p u i ie la c e s s i t ,” w h ic h m e a n s in p la in . E n g lish , “ lio ’o n e w o u u d s m e w ith im p u n i ty .”

T h e R u s s ia n O rd e r o f S t. A n d re w is th e h ig h e s t jn th a t/E m p ire . I t w as fo u n d e d by P e te r th e G re a t in 1608. I t is con fined to m e m b e rs o f th e Im p e r ia l fa m ily .

A t th e p re s e n t t im e th e c e le b ra tio n o f S t . 'A n d re w ’s d ay is reco g u ized in so m e o f th e c h u rc h es . S o c ie tie s in d u lg e in b a n q u e ts , a “ le a s t o f rea so n a n d a flow o f s o u l,” a s o n e o f th e w ays o f k e e p in g th is d isc ip le o f C h r is t in m e m o ry .

o n ly e le v e n n e w sp a p e rs , re p re s e n tin g i ts d o m in a n t re lig io n . N e i th e r A fric a n o r A u s tr a l ia h a s a s in g le C a th o lic p e r io d ic a l, w h ile A s ia h a s o n e o u t o f th r e e h u n d re d a n d se v en ty -f iv e .-— Je io ish A d v a n c e , O c t 2 6 .

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t ic s o f th e n ew sp a p e rs o f th e d iffe re n t coun tries^ o f th e w o rld , w ith th e o b je c t sh o w in g th e p ro p o rtio n a te re p re s e n ta t io n o f d is t in c tiv e ly C a th o lic o p in io n s in th e p e r io d ic a l p ress , I t a p p e a rs th a t E u ro p e c a n b o a s t o f th i r te e n th o u sa n d n in e h u n d r e d a n d s ix ty n e w sp a p e rs a n d p e r io d ic a ls , o f w h ic h o n ly a b o u t o n e i l l tw e n ty -fo u r , o r n in e h u n d r e d and : th ir ty - se v en , a re C a th o lic in te n d e n c y . T h e la rg e s t p ro p o r t io n is sh o w n b y B e lg iu m — o n e h u n d re d a n d fifty -fo u r o u t o f tw o h u n d r e d a n d fifty . G re a t B r i ta in a n d F ra n c e , a P ro te s ta n t a n d C a th o lic c o u n try , h a v e th e s a m e n u m b e r o f C a th o lic jo u r n a ls , 42 ; o n ly in B r i ta in i t is fo rty -tw o o u t o f tw o th o u s a n d five h u n d re d - ; in F ra n c e , fo rty - tw o o u t o f tw o t lio u sa u d . A ll Che C a th o lic p ap e rs in P a r is can o n ly c la im s ix th o u s a n d su b sc rib e rs b e tw e e n th e m ; w h ile th e U n iv e rs is s a id to se ll o n ly sev en th o u s a n d cop ies in th e w h o le o f F ra n c e . G e rm a n y e x h ib i ts th e la rg e s t is su e o f n e w sp a p e rs , o f w h ich o n e in fo u r te e n is C a th o l ic , A u s tr ia , w ith a th ird o f th e to ta l issu e o f G e rm a n y , sh o w s on e i: i th ir te e n . H e re a g a in th e d iffe ren ce b e tw e e n th e P r o te s ta n t a n d C a th o lic E m p ire is v e ry s l .g h t . I ta ly h a s o n e in s e v e n ; S p a in , o n ly o n e in e ig h t. T u r n in g to N o r th A m e ric a , w e find a to ta l o f e ig h t th o u sa n d five h u n d re d * so m e w h a t m o re th a n B r i ta in - F r a n c e , a n d G erm an y , to g e th e r , o f w h ich o n e h u n d re d a n d ♦HirtAfrfi a re In e n t o f so m

I n R e , J u s tic e .T o th e E d i t o r o f M in d a n d M a t t e r ;

D e a r S i r : I n y o u r p ro sp e c tu s y o u s t a r t o u t w ith th e d e c la ra t io n th a t M i n d *a m d M a t t e r w ill in s is t o n th e t r u th , th e w h o le t r u th , a n d n o th in g b u t th e t r u th ,” in ’r e la t io n to th o se m a tte rs th a t c o n c e rn th e c a u se o f S p i r i t u a l ly ^ T h a t is a m o s t n o b le a n d c o m m e n d a b le d e te r im n a tio n , a n d I a v a il m y s e lf o f j t to s e t r ig h t a m a t te r w h ic h n o t- o n ly co n c ern s M rs . B lis s a n d ,m y se lf , b u t th e ca u se o f S p ir i tu a l is m , w h ic h h a s b e e n a s sa ile d a t o u r e x p en se , in th e tra n sa c tio n s to. w h ic h I a sk y o u r p e r m iss io n to re fe r in th is le t te r .

- F o r m o re th a n a y ^ a r M rs. B lis s a n d m y s e lf h a v e b e e n o b lig e d to liq ifrU ffp jiiifm iiid i d a n d u n ju s t acc u s a tio n th a t w e h a v e a c k n o w le d g e d d ish o n e s ty a n d d e e e p tio u a s p u b lic m e d iu m s .

T h is u n ju s t a n d u n tr u th f u l a c c u sa tio n , I am so rry to b e c o m p e lle d to say , h a s b e e n m a d e by th o se w h o c la im to re p re s e n t p u re a n d u n d e f i le d S p ir i tu a l is m . A s s u c h p u b lis h e d e x p re ss io n s h av e a p p e a red , I h a v e , in ev e ry c a s e ,‘ p ro m p tly re p lie d to th e ir a u th o rs , a n d b egged o u r a s sa ila n ts to do M rs. B liss a n d m y s e lf ju s t ic e b y p u b lis h in g o u r d e n ia l o f su c h m is s ta te m e n ts . I n n o in s ta n c e h as a n y .fa ir a n d p ro p e r r e tr a c tio n b e e n m:?&e, ev en w h e n I h av e sh o w n , b y a b s o lu te p ro o f, th e ir u n ju s t p o s it io n to w a rd s u s .

. F o r in s ta n c e , w h e n w e rec e iv e d a fa ir a n d sq u a re a c q u it ta l o f th e c r im e o f c o n sp ira cy , w h ich h a d b ee n ch a rg ed a g a in s t u s , o n th e p e i ju re d te s tim o n y o f th e h ir e d to o ls o f [the en e m ie s o f S p ir i tu a l is m , tiie R e lig io -P h i lo s o p h ic a l J o u r n a l p u b lic ly ch a rg ed th a t “ th e B lis s e s h a d , th r o u g h th e ir ' counse l, a d

m i t t e d th a t a ll th e ir m a n ife s ta tio n s w ere b u t com m o n ju g g le r s ’ tr ic k s and, h a d a lic a y s been -so.” T h is positive: m is -s ta te m e n t I , a t o n ce , ch a lle n g e d , a n d s e n t io th a t jo u r n a l a copy o f T h e 'Times o f P h ila d e lp h ia , a p a p e r th a t h a d sp a re d n o m e a n s to p ro c u re th e co n v ic tio n o f M rs. B liss a n d m y se lf ,, w h ich c o n ta in e d a n a c c o u n t o f th e t r ia l th a t r e s u lte d In o u r - t r iu m p h a n t a c q u it ta l . T h e T im es w ith u n lo o k e d -fo r f a irn e s s , ' w lie n its c o n d u c to rs fo u n d th e m se lv es co m p le te ly d iseq rn fitted , a d m it te d t h a t ' a l th o u g h M r. B ro w n ,-o u r ''c o u n s e l , h a d ta k e n - tlie g ro u n d th a t e v e n i f th e fac ts w ere as th e C o m m o n w e a lth 's c o u n se l c la im e d ,,th e re h a d b ee n n o le g a l o flence c o m m itte d ; y e t , th a t M rs. B liss a n d m y s e lf h a d n o t o n ly n o t a s se n te d to th a t a c tio n , o n th e p a r t o f o u r co u n se l, b u t h a d p ro te s te d a g a in s t i t . In d e e d , M r. B ro w n , o u r co u n se l, s a id to th e T im es' re p o r te r , “ I co u ld do n o th in g w ith B liss, a n d w a s c o m p e lled to ta k e th e b u l l b y th e h o rn s a n d figh t th e case in m y o w n w a y .” C ol. B u n d - , th e e d i to r o f th e I t . P . J o u r n a l , re fu se d to co rrec t h is m is re p re s e n ta tio n . .

T lie n e x t I saw o f th e sa m e a sp e rs io n w as a 'r e p e t i t io n o f i t in th e n o w d e fu n c t S p ir i tu a l S c ie n tis t , e d ite d by E . G e rry B row ffi o f B o s to n , M ass. A s a fa lse h o o d ,—-like a sn o w b a ll, en la rg e s as i t ro lls ,—. M r .B ro w n a d d e d to th e J o u r n a l 's m is -s ta te m e n t by p u b lic ly a lleg in g , “ th a t th e -B lis s e s h a d in open C o u r t u n d e r o a t h a d m itte d th a t a l l th e ir m a n ife s ta tio n s w ere tr ic k s , a n d a lw a y s h a d b e e n .”

A s so o n as th is ag g rav a ted m is -s ta te m e n t cam e u n d e r m y n o tic e , I s e n t M r. B ro w n a copy o f th e Tim es, a n a u th o r i ty w h ic h I su p p o se d w o u ld show h im tlie in ju s tic e o f h is u n fo u n d e d a l le g a tio n . H e to o k u o no tice: o f m y appeal, fo r fa ir t r e a tm e n t , o r o f th e p o sitiv e c o n tra d ic t io n o f th e T im es, as to th e t r u th o f h is m a la c io u s a l le g a tio n .

M rs. B liss a u d m y s e lf h o p ed th a t th is c a lu m n y w o u ld h e re eu d , b u t w e w e re d o o m e d to d isa p p o in tm e n t. M r. W m . E m m e tt C o lem a u , a p ro m in e n t w ri te r , s u b se q u e n tly to o k o ccas io n to re p e a t th e o ft-d e n ie d im p u ta tio n , iu a c o m m u n ic a tio n w h ich w as p u b lis h e d in th e JRe lig io -P h ilo so p h ic a l J o u r n a l . M r. C o le m a n a lle g e d th a t “ th e B lisses h a d m a d e a fu ll co n fessio n th a t th e y h a d a lw a y s p ro d u c e d th e m a n ife s ta tio n s th e m se lv e s ,” a n d w en t o n to s ta te th a t i f o u r co n fessio n w as a t r u e o n e , i t w as e n o u g h to [sh o w th a t , i f w e n o w lia d m a te r ia l iz a tio n o f s p ir i t fo rm s th a t th e y m u s t b e u n re l ia b le ; a n d f u r th e r , t h a t i f w e h a d lie d -when w e m a d e th e con fession , w e w e re n o t w o rth y o f con fidence o r bo- lie f. T h is I p ro m p tly d e n ie d . M r. C o le m a n re p lie d by p o s ta l ca rd , sa y in g th a t lie o n ly ju d g e d o f

■ th e t r u th o f h is c a lu m n y fi o m w h a t h e h a d re a d in th e n ew sp ap ers , a n d th a t h e d id n o t se e k to do m e a n y in ju s tic e . .1 th e n s e n t h im fYirttier ev id en c e o ftlio in c o rre c tn e s s o f Ills n tib lis lio da g a in s t us. T o tills lie re p lie d iu tin a b in e r , c r it ic is in g th e co u rse o f th e H o n . T h o m a s H a z a rd as to h is p u b lic te s tim o n y in o u r b eh a lf .

H e d id u s th e s t in te d ju s t ic e , h o w ev e r, to a d m it p u b lic ly , “ T h a t B l i s s d en ies h a v in g m a d e a c o n fe s s io n ,” b u t h e w ilfu lly a d h e ie d to h is m is s ta te m e n t b y sa y in g , ‘T h e re a d e r t a n b e liev e B l i s s o r th e p u b -, l ie p re ss as th e y see f it.’ *

T o th e s e re p e a te d p u b lic m is re p re se n ta tio M rs. B lis s and! m y s e lf a sk th e p r iv ile g e o f r e p ly in g th ro u g h M in d a n d f l a t t e r , th a t w e a re , a n d g a v e a lw a y s b e e n -s in c e w e h a v e b e e n befo re th e p u b lic as m e d iu m s , h o n e s t a n d ' fa ith fu l in s t ru m e n ts o f w h a t w e b e lie v e to h e s p ir i t p o w e r a n d in te llig e n c e , a n d th a t w e h a v e d e p e n d e d e n t ir e ly on su c h p o w e r a n d in te llig e n c e fo r tlie p h e n o m e n a l m a n ife s ta tio n s w h ic h h av e o cc u rre d a t o u r se an c es . IVe, f u r th e r , d e s ire to d ec la re ; w ith o u t a n y e q u iv o ca t io n o r re se rv a tio n , th a t w e h av e n e v e r a t a n y tim e o r in a n y m a n n e r , a t te m p te d “ t o h k t .p ” th e m a n ife s ta tio n s in a n y o th e r w a y th a n to Sit p ass iv e ly fo r t l ie ir o c c u rre n c e . B o th 1 M rs. B liss a n d m y se lf , a t th e firs t t r ia l o f th e in d ic tm e n t th a t w as fo u n d a g a in s t u s , w ere c a lle d to th e s ta n d as w itn esses , by o u r c o u n se l, a n d u n d e r s o le m n o a th , w ith tiie p a in s a n d p e n a ltie s fo r-p e rju ry p la in ly b e fo re u s , w e c a lled u p o n G od to W itness th a t w e sp o k e th e t r u th w h e n w e d e c la re d . th a t th e ch a rg e a g a in s t u s w as fa lse , a n d th a t w e h a d n e v e r c o m m itte d a n y fra u d as m e d iu m s o r co n sp ire d w i th a n y p e rso n o r p e rso n s to dece ive a n y m a n , w o m an o r ch ild , a t o u r p u b lic o r p r iv a te se an c es . A

N o t o ii ly ' d id M rs. B liss a n d m y s e lf so te s tify , b u t , w h e n th e c o u n se l fo r th e - C o m m o n w e a lth o f P e n n sy lv a n ia , M r. . J a m e s H . H e v e r in j w h o also re p re se n te d o u r p r iv a te p ro sec u to rs a n d persecutoi-s; so u g h t, b y th e m o s t se d u c tiv e a n d te m p tin g overtu re s , to in d u c e u s to p u b lic ly a d m it th a t w e p ro d u c e d th e m a n ife s ta tio n s b y tr ic k e ry . W e, in d ig - n a n t ly , sp u rn e d th e illeg a l a n d d ish o n o ra b le p ro p o s it io n s , p re fe rr in g to re m a in in p r iso n r a th e r th a n s ta te th a t w h ich w as fa lse , to s e c u re o u r l ib e r ty a n d escape th e fa te o f a 'lo n g 'a n d m erc ile ss im p r iso n m e n t th a t th e n s ta re d u s in th e face.

N o r w a s jd iis a l l ; I m a d e a w r i t te n a ffid av it b e fo re A ld e rm a n C h a rle s C a rp e n te r , ta k in g d ire c t is su e w ith th e p e r ju re d te s tim o n y o f th e p r in c ip a l w itn e sses fo r th d C o m m o n w ea lili, w h ic h I p la ce d a t th e ir d isp o sa l, a n d defied th e m to te s t th e t r u th o f m y d e c la ra tio n s b y th e ch a rg e o f p e r ju ry a g a in s t

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f ro m a c ru e l' im p r is o n m e n t a t a t im e w hesf b ec o m e a m o th e r . F o r n e a r ly fo u r m c o m p e lle d to l ie in p r is o n f ru it le s s ly en< to h a v e m y case t r i e d ! th e “ tw o te rm ru le as i t is c a lle d , le a v in g i t d is c re tio n a ry S ta te s a t to r n e y a t w h a ti t im e th e c a s e s c a lle d fo r t r ia l . T h e t im e w as a b o u t to w h e n I w o u ld h a v e h e e n e n t i t le d , u n d e r to b e d isc h a rg ed , M rs. B l i s s a n d m y s e lf w re q u ire d to m e e t o u r accu sers ,W e w e re w i th o u t a n y a b i li ty to em p lo y lega l a ss is ta n c e a n d w e re co m p e lled to p e t i t io n th e C o u r t to ass ig n u s C o u n se l, J u d g e F e l l , i n th e ex e rc ise o f h is d isc re tio n , a s s ig n e d u s , I s a ia h B ro w n E sq , M r. B o w m a n o n r p re v io u s , co u n se l, h a v in g b e e n m o st w ic k e d ly ch a rg ed b v J o h n C la rk , th e fo re m a n o f th e ju r y th a t h a d tr ie d u s w ith h a v in g c o rru p tly so u g h t to in flu e n ce h is a c tio n as a ju r io r , c o u ld n o t ac t. . A _ -

I t is d u e to M r. B o w m a n to say , th a t a t th e t r ia l o f th a t ch a rg e , w h e n a h o s t o f w itn esses . Ju d g e s , la w y e rs , p h y s ic ia n s a n d c i tiz e n s o f th e h ig h e s t c h a ra c te r ca m e fo rw a rd to te s tify o n liis b eh a lf , lie w as a c q u itte d w ith o u t th e ju r y le a v in g th e b o x .

O n M r. B ro w n ta k in g ch a rg e o f o u r ca se , h e re - fu se d to be- g o v e rn e d by o u r a n y c o n s id e ra tio n o th e r th e d isc h a rg e o f liis d u ty as ‘a sw o rn officer o f th e C o u r t. H e c a lle d to h is a s s is ta n c e , M essrs. K in se y a n d M u n tz . M rs. B lis s a n d m p se lf w ere n o t c o n su lte d o r o u r re q u e s ts l is te n e d to; a t a n y p e rio d o f th e t r ia l . W e w ere b o th w il l in g a n d a n x io u s to b e c a lle d as w itn e sses , a n d re q u e s te d to l ie , M r. B ro w n a n d liis a sso c ia te s o v e rru le d o u r r e q u e s t. W e liad al 1 o u r w itn e s s e s ih C o u r t re a d y to . b e ca lle d a t a n y tim e , b u t; w lie n t h e , te s t im o n y fo r th e S ta te c lo sed , th e c o u n se l fo r th e defense! co n c lu d e d th a t n o case lia d b e e n p ro v e d a g a in s t u s , a n d d e te rm in e d to go to , th e ju r y /w ith o u t; c a llin g a w itn e ss .

T h e case w as a rg u e d b y D is tr ic t A tto rn e y K e rr fo r th e S ta te , a n d by M r. B ro w n o n o u r b eha lf.

J u d g e F e l l c h a rg ed tlie ju r y , w lio re ti re d a n d afte r b e in g o u t a few h o u rs ; ca m e in to C o u r t w ith a v e r d ic to f ‘n o t g u i i ty .’

S u ch b rie fly a re th e facts o f t li is to u s , m e m o ra b le tr ia l . W e h a d fo rced o ijr accu sers in a n issu e in w h ic h e v e ry th in g w as a g a in s t o u r ch a n ce s o f u l t i m a te v ic to ry ; a n im a te d a n d su s ta in e d s o le ly by tlie co n sc io u sn e ss o f th e r ig lit io u sn ess o f b u r cause , a n d b y o u r con fidence in th e p o w e r o f o u r S p ir i t f r ie n d s to d e fe n d a n d p ro te c t us. W e w ere , so fa r a s h u m a n h e lp is co n c ern ed , p o w erle ss to h a v e m a d e th e c o n te s t w h ich has re s u lte d in e s ta b lish in g th e leg a l r ig h t o f S p ir i tu a l m e d iu m s to s i t in p u b lic fo r S p ir i tu a l m a n ife s ta tio n s a n d to ta k e co m p e n sa tio n th e re fo r f ro m a n y p erson w lio d es ire s to a t te n d th e ir sean ces. H a v in g d o n e tliis , do w e ask to o m u c h , in d e s ir in g to be s e t r ig h t b e fo re tlie w o r ld ? M i's. B liss a n d m y s e lf h a v e n o t d isc o n tin u e d o u r sean ces a t a n y ra te , w h e n i t w as .p o ss ib le to g ive - th em , a n d w e do n o t in te n d to .

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M a tte r , M in d a n d S p ir it .BY PROl-’. .1. EDWIN CHURCHILL, A. M.

T h e se n su o u s , v is ib le , ta n g ib le — w lia t w e see, ta s te , a n d s m e ll— is w h a t th e sc ie n tis ts ca ll N a tu re . T h a t w h ic h th in k s , k n o w s, rea so n s , ju d g e s , is M in d ; a n d th a t p a r t K o f u s w h ic h has- e x is te d a lw a y s , n e v e r liad a b e g in n in g — th e re fo re can h av e n o e n d — w h ich w as, a n d is, a n d e v e r w ill b e ; is in a l l a n d th rough , a l l— is th e life o f a ll th in g s— t h e s p i r i t , ( E lo i— G o d — ). T lie w o rld o f m a n k in d , n o t b e in g s p ir i tu a lly e n l ig h te n e d , co u ld o n ly g a in k n o w le d g e -o f tilin g s th ro u g h tlie senses, b y t l ie ir ex p e rie n c e s . T lie e ra o f tlie sp ir i tu a l d is p e n s a tio n h a s d e e n in a u g u ra te d w ith in th is c e n tu ry , a n d m e n b e g in to l e a r n - th a t tlie I d e a l is th e ideal", th a t s p ir it , n o t. M a tte r h as p o w er a n d force. T h e in v is ib le w o rld , ab o v e th e ta n g ib le , o u t is th e c o n tro llin g p o w er. M a te r ia lis ts w ith a ll th e i r sc ien tific lo re a re o u t a t se a w h e n th e O ccu lt, (o r S p ir it) d ives to th e Real-, ex p lo re s w ith o u t v is ib le c h a r t o r com pass th e re a lm s o f c au ses. T h e y tre a s u re u p effects, a n d d raw tlie ir c o n c lu s io n s from d a ta u n re lia b le a n d ev a n e sc e n t, b e c au se th e y a s su m e th e re w as no first cau se . T h e re fo re , th e y c o n c lu d e th a t , “ T h a t w h ich liad a b e g in n in g w ill nave a n P n d .” T h e y e n d e a v o r to p ro v e th a t M :n d is tlie r e s u l t o f O rg a n iz e d M a tte r ; th a t w ith o u t p h y s ica l o rg a n iz a tio n th e re c o u ld be no L ife ; , th a t th o u g h t is tb p r e s u lt o f th e a c tio n o f th e p h y sica l

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th e s a m e t im e b e c a lc u la te d to d e m o n s tr a te th e p sy ch o lo g ica l p o w er a n d in f lu e n c e o f d isem b o d ie d h u m a n in te llig e n c e o v e r th e p h y s ic a l o rg a n ism s o f th o se se n s itiv e p e rso n s k n o w n as s p ir i tu a l m e d iu m s . I n ch o s in g m a tte r fo r th is p u rp o se , w e w ill give, n o th in g b u t th a t w h ic h w e p e rso n a lly k n o w , o r h av e ev e ry re a so n to b e liev e , is fro m co m m u n ic a t in g sp ir its . T h e q u e s tio n o f id e n tif ic a tio n o f th e sp ir its c o m m u n ic a tin g , w e w ill in n o case a t te m p t to d e te rm in e , as th a t is a m a tte r th a t w o u ld re q u ire fa c u ltie s o f p e rc e p tio n w h ic h w e do n o t p re - te n d to possess. [E d ito r .]

C o m m u n ic a tio n s rece iv ed th ro u g h A lfre d J a m e s , o f P h ila d e lp h ia , w h ile u n c o n sc io u s ly e n tra n c e d a n d ta k e n d o w n b y tlie e d i to r o f M i n d a n d M a t t e r as th e y fe ll fro m tlie lip s o f th e m e d iu m s , N o v . 2S, -1S7S.: - ;

‘•G ood M o rn in g , S ir.,—-T h e re a re th re e a t t r ib u te s n e c e s sa ry fo r m a n ’s success in m o r ta l life— b ra v e ry , a m b itio n a n d a r tfu ln e s s . T h e s e w ere a t tr ib u te s th a t m a d e in y n am e a n d fam e in tlie ea r tli- life . D o 1 re g re t th a t I u se d th e m ? I a n s w e r e m p h a tic a lly — N o . I b e liev e in s ie z h ig ev e ry p ro p itio u s c irc u m s ta n c e th a t W ould f a r th e r th e o b jec ts o f iny a m b itio n , a n d I a c te d o n th a t b e lie f .

W ith tlie B ib le in o n e h a n d a n d tlie sw o rd in th e o th e r . I r a is e d tlie s to rm s o f p o lit ic a l a n d re lig io u s fa n a tic ism a n d ru le d th e m a t m y w ill ; a n d in so d o in g , I m a d e o n e s te p —o n e g ra n d s tr id e in th e co u rse o f u n iv e rsa l p rog ress.

A s a ll a f te r g en e ra tio n s , m u s t u se t h a t w h ic h is le f t to th e m b y p ro ce ed in g g e n e ra tio n s as a b as is o f a c tio n ; so , I la id in m y day a b as is fo r a c tio n th a t lias a n s w e re d well-—a b as is th a t n e i th e r e rro r , n o r s u p e rs t it io n , n o r p re ju d ic e can sh a k e .

“ T lie fac ts o f y e s te rd a y c a n h a rd ly b e s ta te d as tlie fac ts o f to -d ay . T h e y beco m e a lte re d by tlie ir a d a p ta tio n to th e m in d s o f m a n k in d : a n d n e i th e r y o u n o r I c a n e v e r c o m p re h e n d t r u th u n le ss w e p u rg e o u rse lv e s fro m a ll p re ju d ic e s , a n d w ith free a n d u n b ia sed m iu d s tu r n ov er th e leaves in th e hook o f n a tu re , in o u r se a rch fo r th a t w h ic h is D iv in e . H e w h o th ro w s a s tu m b lin g b lo c k in th e p a th w a y o f t r u th , w ill m o s t p ro b a b ly b re a k liis n e c k o v e r th a t v e ry b lo c k .

“ W h a t is w a n tin g in th e p re se n t d ay , is a firm d e te rm in a tio n , a iid a lso .a w isli— a d es ire , to receive tlio so in lin e-ices fro m th e a f te r- life k in d ly an d p le a sa n tly : fo r th e y a re k n o c k in g a t ev e ry d o o r, a n d i f th e y a re n o t a d m itte d , th e y w ill force a n e n tra n c e .' “ E v e n now , th e firs t s te p p in g -s to n e to e n l ig h te n m e n t for h u m a n ity lias b e e n re a c h e d , a n d th in k y o u th a t su c h in te llig e n c e s as m y se lf ( I com e n o t h e re to b o a s l) w ill h av e o u r ex p e r ie n c e tra m p le d u p o n ? I te l l y o u — N o; fo r le g io n a f te r le g io n o f th e a d vance L a n d p ro g ressed a re w a it in g fo r th e o p p o r tu n ity to sh o w e r th e ir tre a su re s o f k n o w le d g e u p o n th e eart-li.

“ In m y m o r ta l life I w as a m a n o f if'on firm ness,; a n d 1 halve lo st n o n e o f th is q u a l i ty o f m in d s in c e I crossed t,o th e o th e r s id e . -T here I w ill m a in ta in a ll I h av e sa id h e re to -d ay . T h o u g h th e w a lls o f p re ju d ice a re b u i l t m o u n ta in s h ig h , y e t w ill I o v e rle ap th e m .

“ Y o u — y o u rs e lf w ill so o n s ta n d in .the b re a c h ; b u t be n o t am az ed , n o r tlincli a t th e ro a r o f p rie s ts a n d d em ag o g u e s—for th e c h a n n e l o f S p ir i tu a l i ty ru n s d ee p e r in th e b rea s ts o f th e v as t m u lt i tu d e th a n y o u a re a w a re of.

“ W ith a u n ite d n e s s o f p u rp o se b e tw e e n th o se w ho , on th is s id e , k n o w th e tru ll i , a n d w lio a re d e te rm in e d to m a in ta in it; a u d th e leg ions o f in te l l i g en ces in th e a f te r life ,, to co -o p e ra te w ith ea ch o th e r, we' w ill com pel o u r e n e m ie s to sh o w ju s t r e a so n s w h y th e y re s is t th e t r u th w e b rin g , Or re m a in fo rev er s ile n t. I have e x h a u s te d th a t a l lo tm e n t o f p o w er, w h ich is m in e , to -day ; a u d I w ill g ive w ay to o th e rs . S ign m e O u t e r C r o Ma y e l l .

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“ W h o is -the m o s t v ir tu o u s m a n ? H e w h o c a n r e s is t e v i l w h e n i t te m p ts h im ; a n d th e m a n th a t h a s a c h ie v e d t h is is g r e a te r th a n h e avIio h a s c o n q u e r e d a c ity .

“ T h e la w o f p ro sre ss is c o n ta in e d in th is se n te n ce : A p e rfe c tio n o f th e c o n q u e s t o f y o u rse lf . B y th is - I m e a n , b ec o m in g free a n d u n tra m m e lle d , so th a t th e p u r ifie d sp ir it , r is in g ov er tlie a sh es o f b ase p h y s ic a l p assio n s, e n te r s in to th e jo y s o f th e In fin ite .

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is th e r e s u l t o f th e S p ir i t’s a c tio n X>n th e p h y s ic a l O rg a n iz a tio n , p ro d u c in g m o tio n , life , s e n sa tio n , a n d in te llig e n c e fc w h ic h w ill u l t i m a te in k n o w le d g e a n d w isd o m .

B r u n s w i c k , 6 a ., N o v . 1S7S.

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d ic a te m y se lf, I w as fo rced to ap p e a l fo r ju s t ic e to th e C o u rts o f P e n n s y lv a n ia . I liad o u r s la n d e re rs a r re s te d , b u t fa iled , th ro u g h th e m a n ife s t u n f a ir n ess o f-th e la w s re p re se n ta tiv e s to b r in g th e m to th e b a r o f p u b lic ju s t ic e . T h is action ; o n m y p a r t, h o w ev er, ac co m p lish e d w h a t I in te n d e d , fo r i t fo rced m y e n e m ie s to do th a t w h ic h th e y h a d so u g h t in ev e ry case to escape, to w it : m a k e a p u b lic ch a rg e a g a in s t M rs. B liss a n d m yse lf.

O n th a t ch a rg e w e w e re h e ld fo r . tr ia l , in d ic te d a n d tr ie d . W ith o u t m e a n s su ffic ien t to em p lo y co u n se l, a n d w ith th e m o s t e x a sp e ra te d p o p u la r p re d ju d ic e a g a in s t u s , w e w e re ca lle d , on th e 27 th o f S e p t. 1S77,’ to m e e t o u r p e rse e iito rs in th e a re n a o f p u b lie jn s tice , in a t r ia l w h ic h la s te d n in e

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.o f w as re so r te d to , to s e c u re o u r c o n v ic tio n . W h e n th e te s tim o n y c losed , so co n fid e n t w as M r. W e n d a ll P . Bowan-, o u r a b le c o u u c e l, o f th e ' ju s t ic e o f o u r cau se th a t b e p ro p o sed to th e C o m m o n w e a lth C o u n se l to s u b m it th e case, to -the J u r y w ih o u t s u m m in g u p th e ev id en c e . T h is th e la t te r w e re n o t p re p a re d fo r, and- th e y ask ed a n a d jo u rn m e n t o f th e C o u r t u n t i l th e n e x t d ay , th a t th e y m ig h t co n s id o r th is u n w e lc o m e p ro p o s itio n .

W h e n tlie C o u r t m e t, n e x t m o n iin g , M r. H e v e rin th r o u g h M r B o w m a n a p p e a le d to M rs. B liss a n d m y s e lf to w ith d ra w o u r p le a o f nor, g u i l ty p ro m isin g th a t i f w e w o u ld do so , b o th lie a n d th e S la te s A tto rn e y w o u ld u se th e ir in f lu e n c e w ith th e -C o u r t to g ive th e lig h te s t p o ssib le p u n is h m e n t. T h is o fie r w e w ith d is d a in re fu se d , p re fe r in g im p r iso n m e n t to se c u r in g l ib e r ty a t th e cost o f su c h a fa lsehoo d , n o t d a r in g to le t th e ju r y see th a t th e y la ck e d co n fid en ce -in th e i r cau se , th e tw o c o u n se l fo r th e S ta te -w ere fo rced to ac ce p t Mia. B o w a n 's p ro p o sitio n . J u d g e B rig g s th e n ch a rg ed th e ju ry in su c h a m a n n e r , a s to in flu e n ce th e m to find u s g u i l ty .* n o tw ith s ta n d in g , th e j u r y w h e n th e y re t i re d s to o d e ig h t fo r c o n v ic tio n to fo u r a c q u it ta l a f te r b e in g o u t tw o w h o le days, th e ju r y fa ile d to ag re e a n d w ere d isc h a rg ed . N >t b e in g a b le to find a f r ie n d w h o w a s q u a l if ie r a n d w ill in g to g o m y b a il, I Was im p riso n e d to a w a it a n e w tr ia l . M rs . B lis s w as m o re fo r tu n a te , a n d th ro u g h th e official m a g m a - n i ty o f J u d g e B rig g ’s i n -acceptingyas b a i l o n e w h o re s id e d l>eyond h is j u r i s d i c t i o n s h e w a s sa v e d

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M e d iu m , M r. W . J . C o lv ille , w h o la te ly a rr iv e d in th is c o u n try fro m E n g la n d , g av e Ins firs t le c tu re in A m e ric a to -d ay , in “ P a r k e r M e m o ria l H a l l ,” to a v ery la rg e a n d h ig h ly - in te l l ig e n t a u d ie n c e .

T h e su b je c t ch o sen b y th e c o m m itte e , to b e co n s id e re d by th e M e d iu m ’s g u id e s fo r a d isc o u rse , w as, “ T h e U ses o f S p ir i tu a l is m ,” w h ic h w as h a n d le d b y th e c o n tro l l in g s p ir i t in a su p e rb m a n n e r , a n d in a s ty le u n a p p ro a c h a b le and. in te n s e ly in te r e s tin g . H e w as l is te n e d to w ith m a rk e d a t te n t io n a n d f re q u e n tly in te r r a p te d b y a p p la u se a n d e x c la m a tio n s o f d ec id e d a p p ro b a tio n .

So in te n t w ere th e lis te n e rs to ca tc h e v e ry w ord a n d to c lo se ly fo llo w th e sp e a k e r, th a t th e e n t ire a u d ie n c e , as w ith o n e accord , a s su m e d a p o s it io n o f ea g e r a t te n t io n , w h ic h w as m a in ta in e d u n t i l th e close o f th e ad d ress . ,

A fte r th e d isc o u rse M r. C o lv ille re q u e s te d th o se w ho d e s ire d to do so , to a s k q u e s tio n s re le v a n t to th e d isco u rse . S ev e ra l q u e s tio n s w e re a s k e d a n d in s ta n t ly ta k e n u p b y tlie c o n tro l lin g in flu e n ce , a n d a n sw e re d in a m a n n e r to c a ll fo rth g e n e ra l a p p ro i'a l a n d sa tis fa c tio n fro m th e la rg e a ssem b ly .

T h e se rv ices co n c lu d e d b y a re q u e s t fro m M r. C o h fllle t h a t a su b je c t fo r a p o e m b e h a n d e d u p w h ich w as a c te d u p o u by th e a u d ie n c e . S ev e ra l w ere b ro u g h t fo rw ard a n d re a d by th e c h a irm a n . I t w as d ec id e d by a m a jo r ity v o te th a t “ L o v e a n d P o e tr y ” b e tlie su b je c t fo r a p o em . M r. C o lv ille im m e d ia te ly gave w ay to th e c o n tro l l in g in flu en ce ,: a n d in a f lu en t, sm o o th v e in o f d ee p p a th o s , r e n d e re d a p o em o f o v er a d o zen verses, g re a tly to th e d e lig h t a n d g ra tif ic a tio n o f th e a u d ie n c e ." Af. th e close o t th e le c tu re M r. C o lv ille w as w a rm ly c o n g ra tu la te d b y m a n y la d ie s ' a n d g e u tle - m e n , a n d h e a r t i ly th a n k e d fo r th e o p p o r tu n ity a n d p le a su re offorded th e m o f l is te n in g to so a b le a n d in s tru c tiv e a d isc o u rse , a n d c o n g ra tu la te d th e sp e a k e r u p o n h is d ec id e d success in h is f irs t p u b lic effort in A m eric a . J . N . H o l m e s , .

N o . S D a v is s t r e e t ,B o s to n , M ass.B o -to n , M ass., N o v . 3 , 1S78.W e a re m u c h g ra tified to b e in fo rm e d th a t th e

h ig h e x p e c ta tio n s w h ic h M r. C o lv ille ’s f irs t p u b lic a p p e a ra n c e in A m e r ic a a w a k e n e d , h a s b e e n m o re th a n m a in ta in e d by h is s u b s e q u e n t a d d re sses ; a n d th a t h e p ro m ises to b e c o m e a s ta r o f th e firs t m ag n i tu d e in th e g a la x y o f d is tin g u ish e d e x p o n e n ts of th e re v e la tio n s o f S p ir i tu a l is m . M r.' C o lv ille ’s p re se n t ad d re ss is N o . S D a v is s tre e t, B o s to n .— [E eL

“ I n th e g re a t v a lle y b e tw e e n tlie N o r th a n d S o u th m o u n ta in s in P e n n s y lv a n ia , c o m m o n ly ca lle d th e E a s te rn R id g es, a w ell w as d u g in F ra n k l in C o u n ty , a n d a n o th e r in C u m b e r la n d C o u n ty , th i r ty o r fo rty m ile s fro m th e fo rm e r, w h ic h le d to a d is covery affo rd in g m u c h in te re s t a n d sp e c u la tio n . A fte r p ro c e e d in g in ea ch in s ta n c e to th e d e p th o f tw e n ty s ix fee t, th e b o tto m o f th o se w e lls s u d d e n ly gave w ay , b u t fo r tu n a te ly , w h e n th e w o rk m e n h a d a l l re tire d , a to r r e u t o f w a te r g u sh e d u p . A le ad w ith fifty fa th o m s o f l in e w as s u n k w ith o u t f ind ing th e le a s t o b s tru c tio n . T h e y r e m a in a t th is tim e

.u n to u c h e d a n d o f u n k n o w n d e p th . T h e p re su m p t i o n is th a t th e re is a s u b te r r a n a e n la k e in th a t q u a r te r , a n d h o w i t e x te n d s u n d e r th e b a se o f tbje v a s t p r im itiv e m o u n ta in s b e tw e e n th e S u s q u e h a n n a a n d P it ts b u rg , w ill n e v e r b e a s c e r ta in e d , u n le ss by so m e te r r ib le c o n v u ls io n o f n a tu re i t sh o u ld b e ip re - c ip ite d in th e tre m e n d o u s a b y s s .— F r o m F i le s W e e k ly R e g is te r A u g . 13. 1876.

I f “ T h e p ro p e r s tu d y of. m a n k in d is m a n ,” a s th e G re a t P o e t h a s s a id , le t th e m p u rsu e th a t s tu d y , w i th o u t le t o r h in d ra n c e , in th e f ie ld s o f N a tu re . T h e D iv in e M in d h a s s p re a d th a t field befo re ite ra t io n a l c re a tu re s as th e i r c o m m o n p a s tu ra g e . T h e n le t Lhem e a t a n d d r in k th e i r fill.

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“ G o o d M o rn in g S ir : I h av e , as a s p ir it , l is te n ed to w h a t w as sa id b y th e p re c e d in g sp e a k e r . T h e lesson of th e a f te r life th a t I Dring is d if fe re n t from h is . l i i s e x p e r ie n c e is t r u e to m e.

“ M y e x p e r ie n c e h a s ta u g h t m e h u m il i ty . W h e n h e re I Avrote a se n te n c e ; w h ic h in th is a f te r o r s p ir it life I th in k is fo o lish n ess . I t w as th is : “ I

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g ra n d -—th e re is su c h sublim iC w v^\b& sS* 'm aniTesta? tio n s , in th e a f te r life , w h e re th e y a re n o t ta in te d b y m o r ta l c o n d itio n s— th ere ,, in , sp ir it , ac ts th a t m ig h ty p r in c ip le —L o v e—--in a l l i ts p e rfe c tio n — th e n 1 w a n t n o re s t. N ew b e a u tie s„a re u n fo ld e d every d ay — th e re , is knoAviedge su c h as m o r ta l ea rs n e v e r h e a rd a n d w isd o m sh in e s o n e v e iy sp ir i t c o u n te n a n c e . H a d I a n A rc h a n g e l 's p o w ers I c o u ld n o t do ju s t ic e to m y e x p e r ie n c e s as a s p ir i t . T h e r e is su c h a d e p th — su c h a m ig h ty p e n e tra t io n in to c a u se s ; a n d ’ th e ir efforts a re so A'isible. T h e re w e- m e e t in o n e g rea i te m p le o f H a rm o n y — S aces i\'ho h av e w r i t te n — w arrio rs w lio h av e fo u g h t— th e re y o u m e e t th e p ro u d e a r th ly k in g s h o rn o f e a r th ly g lo ry — th e re in m a n y cases, th e p o v e r ty o f s p ir i t v is ib le in th o se p r in c e s a n d lo rd s o l e a r th , is te r r i b le to see.

“ I n m y m o r ta l life , I w as so m e w h a t l ik e a m a rb le s ta tu e — co ld ly in te l le c tu a l . T h e s e n t im e n t of lo v e o r th e p r in c ip le ca lle d b y th a t n a m e , w as r a re ly m a n ife s t— b y m e Avliile in m y m o r ta l s ta te . S u c h ice-b erg m e n n ev e r a p p ro x im a te very n e a r to t r u th ; a n d fo r th e rea so n , th a t th e re is n o o p en in g in th e i r n a tu re to a llo w th e e n tra n c e o f a n y th in g b u t s te rn facts.

A s to m y se lf, w h e n I co m e to a n r iy z e , to a c e rta in e x te n t , m y e a r th ly e x p e r ie n c e b y th e te s t o f m y o w n rea so n , love to o k th e sh a p e o f th e p la y o f d es ire o n m a tte r , s im p le fo r s e n su a li ty .

T h is co n fessio n o f m in e , m a d e h e re to -d ay , m a y n o t ag ree in so m e p o in ts w ith w h a t y o u m a y h av e re a d a b o u t m e, b u t I s ta n d h e re u n m a sk e d , b ecau se I h a v e le a rn e d th a t h e w h o d r in k s d ee p es t o f h u m a n ity sh a ll b e th e h ig h e s t a rc h a n g e l in th e fu tu re ; a n d th o u g h th e d ra f t m a y be b it te r th e effects o f i t a re g ra n d a n d w o n d e rfu l .

W h e n th e in g re d ie n t o f s p ir i tu a l i ty ca n h e fo rced in to a n d m in g le d w ith th e m a tte r o f th is C osm os, th e sp ir i tu a lis t ic .m a n ife s ta tio n s w ill b eco m e so g ra n d a n d g lo rio u s th a t m a n sh a ll say , ‘N o w I h av e s e e n th e g lo ry o f th e In f in ity , 1 no lo n g e r b e liev e , I k n o w .’[ A s th e re m u s t b e a n e n d to a ll th in g s in th is w o rld , so th e re m u s t b e a n e n d to th is in te rv ie w .I h a v e .n o t b e e n a b le to say e x a c tly w h a t I w a n te d to say to -d ay , b u t l h a v e c e r ta in ly m a d e c le a r a few id e as .

I h a d a s tro n g d e s ire to u se th is c h a n n e l w h ic h h a s b e e n o p e n e d b y w h a t is k n o w n to u s as th e W isd o m C irc le in th e sp ir i t l i f e a n d w e w ill y e t sp e ak th ro u g h i t w ith to n g u e o f m a tck le ss e lo q u en c e w h e n w e ha%'e su c ce ed ed in k e e p in g it f re e f ro m a ll c o n ta m in a tio n o f a n e a r th ly s o r t ; a n d th is Ave w ill do s tep by s te p .

N o w , s ir , befo re I go I w ish to say a few w ords to y o u p e r s o n a l ly : C eep y o u r e y e on th a t g re a tS ta r o t th e E a s t— M o d e rn S p ir i tu a l ism , fo r i t w ill so o n co m e w ith a m ig h ty r u s h . T h e p re se n t is b u t th e ca lm th a t p reced es th e h u rr ic a n e ; a n d w e w ill a s sa il o h r en e m ie s w ith su c h ev id en ces o f a n a f te r life , th a t n o n e s h a ll d a re to g a in s a y th e m . A n d y o u , s ir , a re a lev er, in th e b a u d s o f th e s p ir i t w o rld to a id iu th e a c c o m p lish m e n t o f th is re s u lt . Y o u sh a ll n o t o n ly h e a r us, b u t sh a ll see u s , p e rso n a lly m a te r ia liz e d , th e b e a re rs o f th e g la d tid in g s o f t r u th . M ay th e In f in i te e n a b le y o u iv ise ly a n d w;e l l .te p e rfo rm y o u r p a r t .

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L I G H T .

HY J . VTM. VAN NAMBE, 2*1 . J >., BROOKLYN, N. Y.

JLlKht Is breaking1 o’er the earth, A glorious, brilliant light,

Dispelling shades of error dark, As mom dispels the night.

Tills light is bom of Reason true, And will assort its sway,

And east aside old Error’s chain, And brighter make the w a y .j

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Dark Superstition’s ponderous throne is tottering to Its baser' '

Willie ’gainst the dark and sombre clouds Progression shows her face,

And angel worlds are leading men Erom paths of sin and wrong,

And they declare-grand truths to them.To make them lirm and strong.

___MMt‘c o lo n e ls w e re th e re , a n d a l l lo o k e d sore p lie d th e l i t t le c re a tu re .

‘VAh,” , re sp o n d e d th e o ld so ld ie r , “ th e d iffe ren ce b e tw e e n th e m a n d m y s e lf is , t h a t a m il i ta ry b a ll cam e to m e , as y o u ca n p la in ly s e e , a n d ev e r s in c e th a t t im e I h a v e n o t h a d th e le a s t d e s ire to d a n c e .”

T h is e x p la in s th e d iffe rence b e tw e e n th e d iffere n t k in d s o f m il i ta ry b a lls .

F a c e t i o u s J u d g e .I w ish to a s k th e C o u r t ,” sa id a fa c e tio u s la w

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|,a m c o m p e lle d to com e in to th is case , in w h ic h I h a v e n o p e rso n a l in te re s t , a n d g iv e a leg a l o p in io n to r n o th in g 5* ” “ Y e s , yes, c e r ta in ly ,” re p lie d th e m ild -m a n u e re d j u d g e ; “ g ive i t fo r j u s t w h a t i t is w o rth .” f •

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w h o w a s in th e h a b i t , tw o o r th re e tim e s a w ee k , o f b e lie v in g h im s e lf d y in g . O n a c e r ta in occas ion h e w a s - ta k e n i l l w ith o n e o f h is te rro rs w h ile r id in g o u tlH h is ffl?. ATltl llJllinATlinfT sf: tlus t im e tn ona in tLo

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C H IL D R E N S CO LU M N .

Strong to dare ana do for Truth,To overcome the past,

And plant the seeds of Reason, pure, Where ignorance lias cast v

Its dark, polluted stain ; and throw Tlie reign of bondage o’er,

Set free the spirits bound by chains ; On Time's relentless shore.

BKOOKI.YX, N. Y-, NOV. 12, 187*5.

M I N D A N D M A T T E R .

dMind and Matter ever working

in tile Universe of God ;These are evcrmoro progressing,

Scattering blessings ail abroad.

in h is g ig , a n d h a p p e n in g a t t h e t im e to see in th e ro a d a h e a d h is fa m ily p h y s ic ia n r id in g in h is ca rriag e ; in th e sa m e d ire c tio n , h e a p p lie d th e w h ip to h is h o rse to o v e r ta k e th e o ld d o c to r a s so o n a s h e p o ss ib ly c o u ld . T h e d o c to r h o w ev e r, se e in g h im co m in g , a p p lie d th e w h ip to h is ’o w n h o rse , a n d as h e h a d a n a g th a t w as c o n s id e re d a “ g o e r ,” th e y h a d a c lose tim e o f i t fo r a b o u t th re e m ile s . B u t th e h y p o c liro n d ria e , d r iv in g a fa s te r h o rse , f in a lly ca m e a lo n g s id e o f th e d o c to r, a n d e x c la im e d , “ H a n g it, d o c to r, p u l l u p — p u ll u p in s ta n tly ! I am d y in g .” “ I th in k y o u a r e , c r i e d th e d o c to r ; “ I n e v e r sa w a n y o n e g o in g so fa s t. Y o u h a d b e t te r say y o u r p ra y e rs .” T h e h y p p c liro n d ria c h a d locked in th e s to re h o u se o f h is m e m o ry th e liLtle p ra y e r, le a rn e d in' in fa n t i te d ay s . l i e c o m m en c ed , a s h e p lie d th e w h ip to to th e h o r s e : ‘-N ow 1 la y m ed o w n to s le e p ,” e tc .

Lofty minds arc* daily bringing Truths immortal from theskios,

To our Karth in love de.scondintf, To assist us to be wise.

A.Mind must ever have a body

To impress tlic mind of man ; And tbe angels are conveying

Truths for us to understand.

.Mind and matter are united In a grand harmonious chain,

And our kindred aredelighted To return to Eartli again.'

T h e abo\;e P o e m is th e in s p ira t io n a l t r ib u te to “ M in d 1 ami* M a tte r ” su g g e s te d b y o u r P ro sp e c tu s to s p ir i t f r ie n d s , a n d g iv e n th ro u g h t l ie ir m e d iu m , J o h n S o u th a rd , E sq ., o f P o n tia c , M ic h ig a n . M r. S o u th a rd h as re a c h e d th e a d v a n ce d age o f e ig lity - o n e , i n d a l th o u g h p o o r in th is w o rld ’s ‘w e a lth , h e is as r ic h as C ro esu s in th e h a p p in e ss w h ic h , in th e co u rse o f n a tu re , h e w ill so o n e n jo y in th e A fte r life . G od a n d th e an g e ls b le ss o u r v e n e ra b le f r ie n d .—[Ed .

A GRAND DISdOURSE.A sco tch w ife , o n h e r r e tu r n h o m e fro m k irk , d e

c la red th e s e rm o n sh e h a d ju s t b e e n l is te n in g to w a s 'th e f in est d isc o u rse sh e liad e v e r h e a rd .'

“ W h a t w as i t a b o u t ?” in q u ire d a f r ie n d .“ H o w sh o u ld I k e n ’.” ’ re jo in e d th e la d y .“ B u t w h a t w as th e s u b je c ts '” p u rs u e d th e

f r ie n d . v !“ I ’m n o s u r e ,” re p lie d th e g u d ew ife .“ B u t w h a t w as th e te x t a n d how d id h e d iv id e

it S’” s t i l l ’p u rs u e d h e r f r ie n d . >“ I d in n a m in d th e te x l ,” a n s w e re d th e la d y ,

“ b u t/b li, i t w as a g ra n d d isco u rse , th e b e s t 1 e v e r hejp& p& ov first b e d u n g w itli; th is b a n ’, a n d th e n

. h«T dang w ith th a t b a n ’, a n d ’ th e n lie s ta m p t w i’ th is foot, a n d th e n lie s ta m p t w i’ th a t fo o t ; a n d a b o o n a ’ h e sw a t m a is t v ic io u s .”

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tro u b le d in h e r m in d o n e d a y ; a n d as sh e d rew n e a r to h e r s ilv e r-h a ire d g ra n d fa th e r h e ca re ss in g ly p laced h e r on h is k n e e . ’ •

“ W h a t is th e m a tte r w ith y o u , m y d a r lin g S'” sa id th e m a n o f th re e sco re y e a rs a n d te n .

“ A u n ty to ld m e a s to ry , a n d 1 d o n ’t b e lie v e a w ord o f i t , ” sa id th e ju v e n ile .

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h e w e n t in to th e sh e d , d rove a few in to th e door, th e n g av e th e re m a in d e r to N e llie . S h e fo u n d it a n easy til in g to d riv e th e n a ils , a n d fe l t q u ite p ro u d o f h e r a c h ie v e m e n t in th e m e c h a n ic a l a r t .

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“ A n d as fo r y o u , b o y ,” sa id th e f a th e r ,- tu rn in g to C h a rl ie a n d h is l i t t le se v e n -y e a r o ld b ro th e r , “y o u o u g h t to le a rn h o w to m a k e a bed , sw eep a room , o r sew o n a b u tto n . A l i t t le co o k in g w iil n o t h u r t y o u . M a n y a b ee fs tea k a u d fre sh fish h av e I cooked in m y d ay , a n d m y m o th e r to ld m e w h e n I w as a boy th a t I c o u ld b e a t a n y h o y m a k in g a p o t o f coffee. T h e r e is no te l l in g w h a t y o u r lo t m a y be, o r w h ere y o u w ill b e cast so m e tim e d u r in g y o u r life . T h e m o st h e lp le ss p e o p le I h av e m e t w ith w ere th o se w h o co u ld do o n ly o n e k in d o f w o rk . A ll y o u boys an d g ir ls sh o u ld le a rn som e o n e th in g v ery w e ll a n d m a k e th a t y o u r d ep e n d en ce fo r a liv in g a u d a d d to i t as m u c h sk il l as y o u

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a b le to k ee p a n y food o n h e r s to m a c h , a n d i t w as ju s t s h o r t o f tw o m o n th s th a t sh e w as w itb o n t n o u r ish m e n t. T h e n v e ry l ig h t food w as o n e d ay g iv e n h e r w ith s e e m in g ly b en e fic ia l re s u lts . S h e h as e a te n a l to g e th e r s in c e th a t d ay — n e a r ly th ir te e n y e a rs ago n o t so m u c h food in th e ag g reg a .e as a n o rd in a r ily h e a l th fu l g ir l o f h e r age w o u ld e a t in fo rty -e ig h t h o u rs .

T h re e m o n th s a n d a - h a lf a f te r th e a c c id e n t sh e M e n t in to a r ig id tra n c e fo r tw e n ty -o n e h o u rs , a n d th e n p a s se d in to a re la x e d tra n c e th a t la s te d for th re e d ay s . H e r th r o a t b ec am e p a ra ly z e d , a n d sh e co u ld n e f fh e r sw a llo w n o r u t te r a so u n d . H e r n g h t a im d o u b le d u p b ac k o f h e r h e a d a u d b ecam e fixed th e re w ith th e r ig id ity o f d e a th . A y e a r l a te r ' th is c o n d itio n w as fo llo w ed b y a b so lu te r ig id ity o f th e body w ith th e e x c e p tio n o f th e le f t a rm a n d h a n d , w h ich sh e w as a b le to u se . T h is la t te r c o n d itio n la s ted fo r n in e -y e a rs , in a l l o f w h ich t im e sh e w as c o n tin u a l ly d r if t in g in to a n d o u t o f tra n c e s . S h e c o n tin u e d to be b lin d , th e p u p ils o f th e ey es b e in g ro lle d u p w a rd , a n d th e w h ite s o n ly v is ib le w h e n th e lid s w ere p a r te d fo r e x a m in a tio n . V e ry t ig h t ly in d ee d w e re th e lid s se a le d , a n d w ith d ifficu lty w ere th e y o p en e d . S h e h ad th e p o w e r o f sp eech , h o w ever, a lm o s t a l l o f th e tim e , a l th o u g h it le f t h e r a t in te rv a ls . .

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I h r e e T e a rs ago th e r ig id ity o f h e r b o d y re la x e d a n d s ig h t a n d h e a r in g w ere re s to re d , M e m o ry o f e v e ry th in g th a t h a d h a p p e n e d in th e n in e y ea rs d isa p p ea re d . S h e co u ld n o t reco g n ize f rie n d s w hose a c q u a in ta n c e h a d b e e n m a d e in th a t p e rio d . H e r th o u g h ts w e n t back to ev e n ts th a t w ere h a p p e n in g w h en sh e s a n k in to th e n in e y e a rs ’ s tu p o r , a n d she b eg an to tq lk o f th e m as th o u g h th e y h a d ,o c c u rre d a n .h o u r befo re . I n a l l th e n in e y ea rs slie h a d b ee n m a se m i-u n c o n sc io u s co n d itio n , possessed , h o w e v e r a t tim e s o f a s to u ish in g m e n ta l v ig o r a n d o f n ie ch a n i c a l in g e n u ity . S h e re fu sed sa y in g i t m a d e h e r s ic k .

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te rs o f a n h o u r o r so , a n d h as b e e n te l l in g u s a b o u t tb e ta l l m a n . .Y o u h a d b e t te r b e c a re fu l h o w y o u c a rry y o u rse lf ,” ? w as th e re p ly .

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s e a rc h in g in q u ir y in to th e g ir l ’s p o w ers o f s ig h t se e in g to k n o w th a t sh e c a n n o t fo llo w tw o p e rso n s w h o ta k e d iffe re n t d ire c tio n s . T h is w as pro.ved u n in te n t io n a l ly b y a n in c id e n t a few m o n th s o n ly a f te r th e re m a rk a b le p o w e r w a s firs t d ev e lo p ed , a n d o n e th a t w as a t th a t t im e c o n s id e re d th e m o s t as-

- to n ish in g o f h e r p e rfo rm a n c e s . A n in t im a te la d y f r ie n d w as co n v in ce d th a t M iss F a n c l ie r ’s p o w e rs w ere id e n tic a l w ith th o se possessed b y c la irv o y a n ts , a n d slie w ish e d to c o n s u lt a c la irv o y a n t th a t she m ig h t co m p are th e tw o . M iss F a u c l ie r h a d , f ro m th e fiis t, d isc la im e d a n y c o n n e c tio n w ith so -ca lle d c la irv o y a n ts . T o b e c lassed w ith th e m , o r to be su sp e c te d o f e m p lo y in g tl ie ir m e th o d s , so fa r a s s lie k n e w w lia t t l ie ir m e th o d s w ere , g av e h e r m e n ta l , p a in . H e r se u s itiv e n e s s u p o n tlie su b je c t m a d e h e r u n lia p p y . S e e m in g to d iv in e t h a t h e r p o w ers w o u ld c e r ta in ly be c a lle d b y so m e c la irv o y a n c e , sh e to o k espec ia l o ccas io n to b eg th a t n o c la irv o y a n t, o r s p ir i tu a lis t , o r se co n d -s ig h t se e r b e p e r m itte d to see lie r. S h e w ish ed to h a v e n o th in g to do w ith th e m . T h is fee lin g , th e re fo re , le d th is in t i m a te ir ie n d to m a k e n o m e n tio n o f h e r d e s ire to c o n s u lt a c la irv o y a n t, k n o w in g th a t i t w o u ld p a in M iss F a u c l ie r to k n o w o f tlie v is it. B e fo re s ta r t in g , tlie la d y ca lle d u p o n th e g ir l a n d , a f te r a h a lf -h o u r 's s ta y , s ta r te d to go. A t th e sa m e t im e a g e n t le m a n fr ie n d p re se n t a ro se to go . “ S ee i f y o u c a n fo llo w m e w h e re I g o ,” lie sa id , as lie le f t th e ro o m w ith th e la d y . T h e g e n t le m a n w e u t to N e w Y o rk a n d tb e la d y to a c la irv o y a n t’s h o u se , w h e re , h a v in g te s te d th e c la irv o y a n t’s p o w ers to h e r s a tis fa c tio n , sh e d r if te d o ff in to a g e n e ra l t a lk in w h ic h M iss . r a n c h e r s case w as m e n tio n e d , a n d a t le n g th d e p a r te d . T h o ro u g h ly in te re s te d , th e la d y d ec id e d to go a g a in to see lie r. S h e fo u n d .the g ir l so b b in g as th o u g h h e a r t b ro k e n . ®

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th e firs t a p p e a ra n c e o f liis p a p e r : “ T h e k iss in gty p e s , a s th e y p re ss w ith p o w e r tlie fa ir face o f o u r c le a n w h ile p ag es, w il l in tro d u c e to tlie g e n tle p e ru s e r a b e a u tifu l a n d w e ll-c u ltiv a te d field o f e n te rp r is e in p o p u la r jo u rn a l is m , in a n e w a n d ta s te fu l d re ss .”

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d u c t . ° I I e sa id : “ S ir , su c h a c h a rg e is u n t r u e , I h a v e a p e rfe c tly ra t io n a l w a y of p ro c u r in g th e m a te r ia ls fo r a liv e lih o o d . I h a v e e s ta b lish e d a lu n c h ro u te , a n d I o b ta in m y ra tio n s ev e ry d a y e x ce p t S u n d a y , a n d th a t ’s' a d a y o f re s t ” “ Y o u ’ can g o ,” sa id tlie jn a g is tra te .

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A li t t le g ir l su rp r is e d a c o m p a n y o f v is ito rs by lie r k n o w le d g e o f th e w o rk s o f c re a tio n . A t th e d in n e r ta b le sh e e x c la im e d ; “ G od m a d e a l l th is b ig w o rld in j u s t s ix d a y s . G o d m a d e m e - a n j^ v e r y - b o d y e lse . H e m a d e m a m m a , to o , b u t H e fo rgo t

in s t ru m e n ts , a t siicn. 'a h e ig h t an o e a r th ’s su rfa ce , sh o u ld n o t r e s u l t in so m e d iscov e rie s h ig h ly in te re s t in g to sc ie n c e . I n M r. L a n r i- a t ’s la s t a sc e n s io n f ro m Y e w ’ Y ’o rk , lie a sce n d ed a b o u t five m ile s , a n d p ro ceed ed o v er a h u n d re d m iles . H e p assed th ro u g h c lo u d s o f s le e t, w h ich covered h is b a llo o n w ith icy. p'arLieles : b u t w h a t_ ’ I.. i ! ,, a 1. ii’lm n 1mw a s m o r e ’in te r e s t ! n g , lie d is c o v e re d t l i a t w h e n h ew as a t h is g re a te s t a l t i tu d e , th e n e e d le o f a com pass w h ich h e liad w ith h im , d id n o t h a v e th e le a s t te n d e n c y to e x h ib i t p o la r a t tra c t io n , b u t W av ered a b o u t a t a ll p o in ts of. tb e com pass. T h is c irc u m s ta n c e is w o rth y o f in v e s tig a tio n , a n d sh o u ld h e m a d e th e p re c u rso r o f e x a m in a tio n o f th e l ik e k in d , w h ich m a y , b y various,: e x p e r im e n ts , r e s u l t in a rr iv in g a t som e p ro b a b le e s tim a te o f tlie cause o f p o la r a t tra c t io n , re sp e c tin g w h ich th e re is n o w only u n c o n firm e d co n je c tu re . It is t r u e th a t th e

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to p u t a n y h a i r o n lie r h e a d , a n d p a p a lia d to b u y . ;nrfal i t fo r h e r . A n d H e f o r g o t^ ta p if t g r a i i d ^ t b e r ’s | j / w as a ]

d ec id e w h e th e r th e ca u se o f t l ie 'w o n d e rfu l p o w ers o f th e m a g n e tic n e e d le b e r e s id e n t i n th e e q u a to r o r th e p o le s .”

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“ T h e p o ss ib ility , th e re fo re , o f tr a n s m it t in g sig n a ls to d is ta n t p o in ts w ith o u t th e u se o f w ire s w o u ld seem to b e co n c lu s iv e ; a n d w h a te v e r d o u b ts m a y h a v e e x is te d o n th e su b je c t w i l l be d isp e lle d by' th e su ccess t l ia t lia s re c e n tly a t te n d e d th e in v e stig a tio n s o f P ro fesso r L o o m is , p f Y a le C o lleg e . H is e x p e r im e n ts )vere m a d e in th e m o u n ta in o u s r e g ions o f W e s t V irg in ia , b e tw e e n lo f ty p ea k s . F o r h is p u rp o se lie u se d k ite s , a co p p e r w ire b e in g s u b s t i tu te d fo r tlie u s u a l k ite s tr in g . T h e k ite s -were ra ise d to a c o n s id e ra b le h e ig h t, w h e n i t w as fo u n d th a t s ig n a ls s e n t a lo n g o n e w ire w e r e t r a n s m it te d

te e th in , a n d to g ive s is te r M ary a n y c u r ls . P a p a h a d to b u y th e m th in g s , to o .” W h e n tlie m o th e r g o t th ro u g h in te rv ie w in g th e y o u n g m iss , a f te r th e v is ito rs lia d re t i re d , th e l i t t le o n e w ish e d th a t sh e h a d b e e n b u i l t lik e a d o u b le -a c tin g w ash -b o ile r .

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d ay a l i t t le fo u r-y e a r-o ld sa id : “ P a p a , d id y o u see th e m n ic e l i t t le .t r u m p e ts d o w n to th e s to re ?”

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h e r m o u th to a b la n d a n d se re n e c h a ra c te r , sh e s h o u ld , ju s t u p o n e n te r in g th e ro o m , say , “ B o so m ” a n d k e e p th e e x p re ss io n in to w h ic h tlie m o u th su b s id e s , u n t i l tlie d e s ire d effect in th e ca m e ra is p ro d u c e d . I f , o n th e o th e r h a n d , sh e w ish e s to a s su m e a d is tin g u ish e d a n d so m e w h a t n o b le b e a r in g , n o t su g g e stiv e o f sw e e tn e ss , sh e sh o u ld s a y te ‘J t r u s h , tlie r e s u l t o f w h ich is in fa l li- *r ie XCrhg pu b lic - to m a k e h e r m o u th lo o k sm a ll,

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a n e n e r s ey es w e re a b s o lu te ly s ig h tle ss , th e e y e lid s b e in g c lo sed a n d tb e ey e b a lls fixed as th o u g h ill d e a th , sh e w as a b le w ith fa c ility a n d w ith o u t se e m in g effort, to m a k e m a rv e ls o f fan c y w o rk . F o r lie r g e n t le m a n f r ie n d s slie e m b ro id e re d su sp e u d e rs a n d vvorkejl s lip p e rs a n d w a tc h p o ck e ts , a n d fo r c o m p an io n s o f g ir lh o o d slie m a d e n e e d le w o rk o f a ll k in d , p in cu sh io n s an d w ax flow ers. E v e ry s t i tc h w as in its^, p ro p e r p lace , every sh a d e o f co lo red th re a d a n d w ore led w as co rrec tly d ra w n . H e r h a n d iw o rk w as as n e a r p e rfe c tio n as c o u ld 'b e . S om e o f i t w as s e n t to -fairs, w h e re , its m a k e r b e in g u n k n o w n , it w as p ro n o u n c e d su p e rio r to a ll o th e rs o f its k in d e x liib ire il. S o m etim es slie w o rk ed fro m p a p e r p a t te rn s p u r ch ased a t a fancy s to re , so m e tim e s fro n t o th e r fancy w o rk , b u t o f te n e r sh e o r ig in a te d lie r des igns. I t w as im p o ss ib le to d ece iv e h e r in tlie q u a l i ty o r sh a d e of tlie m a te r ia ls w ith w h ich slie w o rk e d , lie r ra re p o w er o f so -ca lled se co n d s ig h t e n a b lin g lie r to d e te c t an y flaw w ith g re a te r ac cu rac y th a n d id th e n a tu ra l v is io n o f lie r f r ie n d s . O n es , w h e n a p e c u lia r ly d e lic a te effect ill a p iece o f w o rs ted w o rk ca lle d fo r a n esp ec ia l sh a d e , i t w as n ec essa ry to ask a g e n t le m a n f r ie n d to p ro c u re i t fo r h e r in N ew Y o rk c ity . M iss F a n c h e r ev in ce d c o n s id e rab le a n x ie ty le s t a n e r ro r sh o u ld b e m a d e in th e se lec tio n , a n d gave m o re m in u te d ire c tio n s co n c e rn in g its p u rc h a se th a n w as lie r p ra c tic e , v l n d u e tim e h e r f r ie n d r e tu rn e d w ith th e p a rc e l. “ Y o u ’ve b ro u g h t tlie w ro n g sh a d e , I a m so rry to s a y ,” w as tlie g re e tin g slie gave liiin b e fo re h e h a d so m iic li as sp o k en to h e r; a n d w h ile th e w o rs ted w as y e t in h is p o ck e t.

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A ll th is w a x -w o rk m a k in g a n d e m b ro id e ry a n d n e e d le w o rk o n can v as is m a d e w h ile o n e h a n d ife r ig id ly h e ld h a c k o f h e r h e a d . YVith th is h a n d sh e h o ld s h e r w o rik a n d p lie s tlie n e e d le w ith th e . o th e r . E v e n th o u g h sh e lia d th e s ig h t o f h e r eyes, i t m u s t b e im p o ss ib le fo r h e r to se e th e w o rk in tlie p o s itio n in w h ic h slie is c o m p e lled to h o ld i t . S lie w orks o r rea d s by n ig q t, n o lig h t w h a te v e r b e in g in tb e ro o m , w ith th e sa m e fa c ili ty as b y d ay , a n d n o t fo r a n in s ta n t h e s ita te s to se le c t tlie p ro p e r sh a d e a n d s ize o f w o rs ted fro m th e sco re o f co lo rs a n d sizes th a t a re w ith in h e r re a c h . S h e w o rk s m o n o g ram s o f h e r o w n fan c y in to th e s i lk h a n d k e rc h ie fs o f h e r g e n t le m e n f r ie n d s , a n d p u ts b u t te rflie s a n d leav es a n d b ird s u p o n th e m w ith ra re ta s te a n d s k i l l . O n e o f tlie m o s t b e a u t ifu l o f h e r w ax w o rk p ro d u c tio n s , a n - e x q u is i te a n d d e lic a te b o w e r o f roses a n d creep ers , a d o rn s th e p a r lo r o f P ro f . W e s t’s B ro o k ly n H e ig h ts S e m in a ry , 120 M o n ta g u e s tre e t . S lie h a s n eg lec ted n o n e o f lie r f r ie n d s ; a l l h av e som e l i t t le g em o f Ik r o .vn fash io n in g .

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s ig h l-se e in g , tSSE-her frie n d s t«U of w ith th e g rea te s t in te re s t, a re o f tb e r e fq in ol’ h e r u n c le Isaac from C a lifo rn ia , a n d tb o vveicome h o m e , som et im e a f te rw a rd , o f l ie r lo s t jiet-do^*. H e r u n c le ,Ml-. Isaac C ro sb y , went, to California before tlie ac c id e n t to M iss F a n c h e r , a n d w h ile sb e w as a com p a ra tiv e ly l i t t le g ir l. H e w as s tro n g , h e a lth y ro b u s t, w ith a fu ll face a n d a b ig c h e s t. W hij C a lifo rn ia lie c o n tra c te d c o n su m p tio n , a n d | y e a rs a f te r h is a r r iv a l th e re , r e tu rn e d to B rook a n d firs t o f a l l so u g h t M rs. C rosby ; w ith w B M iss F a n c h e r l iv e s . . P ro f . W e st, h e r o ld in s tru c t: a n d M is . C ro sb y s a t in lie r ro o m w h e n th e d o o ! b e ll w as ru n g . M rs. C ro sb y s ta r te d to a n s w e r thi su m m o n s , a n d as s lie - s te p p e d ’fro in tb e ro o m M iss F a n c l ie r e x c la im e d ill a s to n ish e d to n e s , “ W h y , i t ’s U n c le I k e !”

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I w e n t to y o u r sch o o l. H o w lie h a s changed*—h o wsic k lie lo o k s .” A iu l M iss F a u c l ie r e n te r ta in e d th e P ro fesso r w ith a d e sc r ip tio n o f h e r u n c le ’s d e p a r tu re fo r tlie la n d o f g o ld , liow lie th e n a p p e a re d , a n d h is c o n tra s te d p h y s io g n o m y o n h is r e tu r n . M e a n tim e M rs. C ro sb y lia d o p en e d th e do o r, a n d , n o t reco g n iz in g h e r b ro th e r , a sk e d th e v is i to r ’s b u s in e ss . M r. C ro sb y lia d in d e e d so c h a n g e d th a t i t r e q u ir e d so m e l i t t le ta lk to c o n v in ce th e s is te r o f h is id e n t i ty . A f te r a h a l f h o u r sh e r e tu r n e d u p s ta ir s a n d s a lu te d M iss F a n c h e r w ith “ W h o do y o u th in k is d o w n in th e p a r lo r ?” a n d M iss F a iic h e r v e ry p ro m p tly a n sw ered , “ U n c le Ik e , o f co u rse , a n d lie is v e ry s ic k .” T lie g ir l h a il in s ta n t ly re c o g n iz e d h im , w h ile , o f co u rse , i t w as im p o ss ib le fo r h e r - to see h im .

M iss F a n c h e r ’s p e t dog h a d c o n tr iv e d to f in d a w a rm e r p la c e in h e r h e a r t th a n h a d h e r o th e r 'p e ts . H e ra re ly le f t lie r , a n d h e w as m u c h o f a co m p a n io n in h e r lo n g h o u rs o f w a k e fu ln e ss . B u t o n e d a y tl ie dog d isa p p e a re d f ro m th e h o u s e a n d w as se en ag a in n o m o re fo r so m e tim e . M iss F a n c h e r m o u rn e d fo r h im , b u t sh e in s is te d th a t h e w o u ld soon r e tu r n ag a iii, a n d slie se e m e d to b e c o n s ta n t ly lo o k in g fo r h im . I t w as a b o u t 2 o 'c lo c k o n e ra in y , te m p e s tu o u s m o rn in g t l ia t s lie arousecL M rs. C ro sb y . “ G e t u p , g e t u p ,” sh e c r ie d , “ th e (log is c o m in g ho m e.- I see h im w ay d o w n th e a v e n u e . H e is co m in g th is w ay a n d h e w ill so o n be h e re .” M rs . C rosby d id n o t h u r ry , a n d M iss F a n c h e r b ro k e o u t o n ce m o re , “ H e re lie co n ies n e a re r . C o d o w n a u d le t h im in ; h e ’ll b e h e re b y th e t im e y o u g e t 't o th e door; th e re lie is ac ro ss th e s tr e e t—-n o w h e ’s o n th e s te p s . “ M rs. C ro sb y w e n t d o w n a n d th e re w a s th e lo s t dog, w e t, g a u n t , h u n g ry , b u t happyt. hom e- H e w as ta k e n to M iss F a n c h e r , a m s i le n t h o u rs p re c e d in g th e b re a k o f d a y sh e fe(T w ith th e b e s t tlie h o u se affo rded .

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